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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7971 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.551Z
Reserved: 2016-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-7091
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-12-22T21:59:00.113
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-7091
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Weaknesses
EUVD