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Scientific Linux Security Update : sudo on SL7.x x86_64 (20161103)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 95861
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- It was discovered that the default sudo configuration preserved the value of INPUTRC from the user's environment, 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. (CVE-2016-7091)
Note: With this update, INPUTRC was removed from the env_keep list in /etc/sudoers to avoid having sudo preserve the value of this variable when invoking privileged commands.
Additional Changes :
Solution
Update the affected sudo, sudo-debuginfo and / or sudo-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 95861
File Name: sl_20161103_sudo_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/15/2016
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:sudo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:sudo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:sudo-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-7091