CVE-2016-7091
MEDIUMRedhat Enterprise Linux - Information Disclosure
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Affected Products (6)
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
n/a/n/a
Timeline
Published
Dec 22, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026