Information Exposure Affecting readline package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-READLINE-1971614
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 24 May 2016
Introduced: 24 May 2016
CVE-2016-7091 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 readline.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream readline package and not the readline package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
sudo: 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.