Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting sudo-devel package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-21.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SUDODEVEL-2509644
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 May 2018

Introduced: 29 May 2018

CVE-2016-7076  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 sudo-devel to version 0:1.8.6p7-21.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2872.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.