Description (CNA)
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.