sudo: noexec bypass via system() and popen()
Published Apr 14, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 1.7.9
- 1.7.10
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
- 1.8.9
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.11
- 1.8.12
- 1.8.13
- 1.8.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo-0:1.8.6p3-25.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2872
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sudo-0:1.8.6p7-21.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2872
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo-0:1.8.6p3-25.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2872 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sudo-0:1.8.6p7-21.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2872 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95776 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7032 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372830 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7032
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7032
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_bypass.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2872.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95776 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7032 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372830 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7032 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3968-3/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7032 | ||
| https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/noexec_bypass.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.