VDB
RHSA-2016:2872
RHSA-2016:2872
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM
An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sudo | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) |
Timeline
- Dec 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1372830 url
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_2872.json advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384982 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2872 fix