Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published May 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7076
CVE-2016-7076
Description
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.
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Affected products
14<1.8.18p1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.18p1
- cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.6.8,<=1.8.18
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/opensuse/sudo&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.7.6p2-0.29.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.6p2-0.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.6p2-0.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.10p3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.7p2-1.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95778nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_wordexp.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0002/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3968-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/nvd
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