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usn-3968-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-05-06 17:19
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
sudo vulnerabilities
Details

Florian Weimer discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the noexec restriction when used with certain applications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass configured restrictions and execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2016-7076)

It was discovered that Sudo did not properly parse the contents of /proc/[pid]/stat when attempting to determine its controlling tty. A local attacker in some configurations could possibly use this to overwrite any file on the filesystem, bypassing intended permissions. (CVE-2017-1000368)

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  ],
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  "id": "USN-3968-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:31Z",
  "published": "2019-05-06T17:19:43Z",
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    },
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  ]
}



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