Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201670910000000
Revision Date:2016-12-22Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-7091 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-7091
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT sudo package in xenial, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected.
  • OR NOT sudo-ldap package in xenial, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected.
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