CVE-2016-7091

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7091
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-22 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionsudo: 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000690000 probability, percentile 0.211310000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Sudo Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[Bug-readline] INPUTRC issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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