CVE-2016-7091
Publication date 22 December 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| sudo | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |