CVE-2016-7091: Infoleak
First published: Thu Dec 22 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | ||
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 |
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