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CVE-2016-7091

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC…

Impact

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
RedhatEnterprise Linux
All versions
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Hpc Node
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0

Weakness classification

CWE-200

References