CVE-2014-0106

sudo: certain environment variables not sanitized when env_reset is disabled

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 6, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Sudo 1.6.9 before 1.8.5, when env_reset is disabled, does not properly check environment variables for the env_delete restriction, which allows local users with sudo permissions to bypass intended command restrictions via a crafted environment variable.

Statement

This issue did not affect the version of sudo package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.6
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE not specified