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HistoryDec 22, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2016-7091

2016-12-2200:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
5

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

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.

Notes

Author Note
mdeslaur INPUTRC isn’t included in debian/ubuntu, rh-specific