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Medium USN-3968-3 2 CVEs

sudo vulnerabilities

Published Sep 28, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7032
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7076