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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.547Z
Reserved: 2015-02-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-9680

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-04-24T06:59:00.353
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2014-9680
