Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw can let an already privileged local sudo user bypass sudo's noexec control and run commands they were meant to be blocked from running. It is not a remote internet attack, but it can matter on shared Linux/Unix systems where sudo rules rely on noexec as a security boundary. Exposure is most likely on Unix-like systems running affected sudo versions with sudoers rules using noexec for specific applications. Risk is narrower where users lack sudo access or no permitted sudo-run application processes user-controlled input through wordexp(). Prioritize patching on multi-user servers, administrator jump hosts, and systems where sudo rules enforce restricted operational access. This is not a perimeter emergency, but it weakens a common privilege-control mechanism. Mitigation focus: Update sudo using the relevant operating system or vendor security advisory.; Ensure deployed sudo is 1.8.18p1 or a vendor-fixed build.; Review sudoers entries that rely on noexec as a security boundary..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.55.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7076CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3968-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-3968-3CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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