CVE-2016-7091

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-05-24

Description

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red HatEnterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.

See more information about CVE-2016-7091 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	3.6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (sudo)	ELSA-2016-2593	2016-11-09

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