SB2016071153 - Fedora 22 update for sudo



SB2016071153 - Fedora 22 update for sudo

Published: July 11, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016071153
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8239)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.