Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo-devel package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-16.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SUDODEVEL-2029922
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Oct 2014

Introduced: 16 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-9680  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 sudo-devel to version 0:1.8.6p7-16.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.

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