CVE-2006-0151 Affecting sudo package, versions <1.6.8p12-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SUDO-19432088
  • published30 Aug 2026
  • disclosed9 Jan 2006

Introduced: 9 Jan 2006

CVE-2006-0151  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest sudo to version 1.6.8p12-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

CVSS Base Scores

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