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sudo: Privilege escalation in via improper get_process_ttyname() parsing

🗓️ 30 May 2017 17:02:16Reported by RedHatType 
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Sudo privilege escalation due to improper get_process_ttyname parsing of /proc status, enabling root.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

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13 May 2026 01:40Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 36.4
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.08018
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