DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7076

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7076

    Published: 29 May 2018Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-7076

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7076

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.18p1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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