USN-3968-3: sudo Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 28-09-2020Last modified 10-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-3968-3 is a vulnerability in sudo Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2016-7032CVE-2016-7076

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

sudo vulnerabilities USN-3968-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Florian Weimer discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the noexec restriction when used with certain applications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass configured restrictions and execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2016-7076, CVE-2016-7032)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • sudo< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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