CVE-ID |
CVE-2016-7091
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Description |
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.
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References |
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Assigning CNA |
MITRE Corporation |
Date Record Created |
20160825 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20160825) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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