CVE-2016-7091

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 4.4 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-12-22

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Hpc Node (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
• Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615
• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html