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SUSE: CVE-2016-7076: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-7076: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/23/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-sudo
  • suse-upgrade-sudo-devel
  • suse-upgrade-sudo-plugin-python

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:2891-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2893-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2904-1
  • RHSA-2016:2872
  • 95778
  • USN-3968-1
  • USN-3968-3
  • CVE-2016-7076
  • DLA-707-1
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