Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7091
CVE-2016-7091
Description
sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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