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CVE-2016-7091

sudo: Possible info leak via INPUTRC

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 24, 2016

Updated · January 29, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the default sudo configuration preserved the value of INPUTRC from the user's environment, 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.

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 · 3.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified