Incomplete Blacklist Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-21.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SUDO-7999999
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed26 Oct 2016

Introduced: 26 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7076  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-184  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.