Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2014-9680
CVE-2014-9680
Description
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02nvd
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