CVE-2016-7091
4.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD
Description
sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.
Affected (5)
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions | |
| Version 7.0 | |
| Version 7.0 | |
| Version 7.0 | |
| Version 7.0 |
References (6)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
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