USN-3968-3

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    USN-3968-3

    Published: 28 Sept 2020Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: sudo vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-3968-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Florian Weimer discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the noexec restriction when used with certain applications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass configured restrictions and execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2016-7076, CVE-2016-7032)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3968-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7032, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7076

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm5?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5

    Affected versions

    1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3
    1.8.8-2ubuntu1
    1.8.8-2ubuntu2
    1.8.9p4-1ubuntu1
    1.8.9p4-1ubuntu2
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.3
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2
    1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3

    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