Debian Security Advisory
DLA-707-1 sudo -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 14 Nov 2016
- Affected Packages:
- sudo
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 842507.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-7032, CVE-2016-7076. - More information:
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It was discovered that the sudo noexec restriction could have been bypassed if application run via sudo executed system(), popen() or wordexp() C library functions 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.
- CVE-2016-7032
noexec bypass via system() and popen()
- CVE-2016-7076
noexec bypass via wordexp()
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.5p2-1+nmu3+deb7u2.We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- CVE-2016-7032