Improper Access Control Affecting sudo package, versions <1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5
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- published14 Apr 2017
- disclosed14 Apr 2017
Introduced: 14 Apr 2017
CVE-2016-7032 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 sudo to version 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7032
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7032
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_bypass.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372830
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95776
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/