Information Exposure Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-20.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SUDO-2074969
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 May 2016

Introduced: 24 May 2016

CVE-2016-7091  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 sudo to version 0:1.8.6p7-20.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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