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CVE-2016-7076 sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo…

Description

sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Affected products and versions

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