CVE-2016-7076

CVE Details

Release Date:	2018-05-29
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (sudo)	ELSA-2016-2872	2016-12-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (sudo)	ELSA-2016-2872	2016-12-06
Oracle VM version 3.3 (sudo)	OVMSA-2016-0170	2016-12-06
Oracle VM version 3.4 (sudo)	OVMSA-2016-0170	2016-12-06