Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20167076000
Revision Date:2018-05-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-7076 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-7076
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'sudo' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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