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Most libc tzset() implementations support passing an absolute\npathname in the time zone to point to an arbitrary, user-controlled file. This\nmay be used to exploit bugs in the C library's TZ parser or open files the\nuser would not otherwise have access to. Arbitrary file access via TZ could\nalso be used in a denial of service attack by reading from a file or fifo that\nwill block (CVE-2014-9680).\n\nThe sudo package has been updated to version 1.8.12, fixing this issue and\nseveral other bugs.\n","status":"published","published":"2015-02-19T14:43:07Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:20.47822639Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:11413-1","title":"sudo-1.9.7p2-1.4 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the sudo-1.9.7p2-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:46:24.949279Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:35.195147Z"},{"id":"RHBA-2015:2424","title":"Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: sudo bug fix and enhancement update","status":"published","published":"2024-09-15T22:26:03Z","modified":"2026-06-26T12:21:47.813831284Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:58.117212Z"},{"id":"RHSA-2015:1409","title":"Red Hat Security Advisory: sudo security, bug fix, and enhancement update","status":"published","published":"2024-09-15T22:25:57Z","modified":"2026-06-26T12:21:49.215984317Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:03.182161Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2015:0985-1","title":"Security update for sudo","description":"\nThis collective update for sudo provides fixes for the following issues:\n\n    * Security policy bypass when env_reset is disabled. (CVE-2014-0106,\n      bnc#866503)\n    * Regression in the previous update that causes a segmentation fault\n      when running 'sudo -s'. (bnc#868444)\n    * Command 'who -m' prints no output when using log_input/log_output\n      sudo options. (bnc#863025)\n\nSecurity Issues references:\n\n    * CVE-2014-0106\n      \u003chttp://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0106\u003e\n\n","status":"published","published":"2014-03-20T16:16:51Z","modified":"2025-05-02T04:04:03.398193Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:41.276824Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2016:2904-1","title":"Security update for sudo","description":"\nThis update for sudo fixes the following security issues:\n\n- Fix two security vulnerabilities that allowed users to bypass sudo's NOEXEC functionality:\n  * noexec bypass via system() and popen() [CVE-2016-7032, bsc#1007766]\n  * noexec bypass via wordexp() [CVE-2016-7076, bsc#1007501]\n- Fix unsafe handling of TZ environment variable. [CVE-2014-9680, bsc#917806]\n\nAdditionally, these non-security fixes are included in the update:\n\n- Fix 'ignoring time stamp from the future' message after each boot with !tty_tickets. [bsc#899252]\n- Enable support for SASL-based authentication. [bsc#979531]\n","status":"published","published":"2016-11-24T13:30:53Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:44:53.654444Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:43.438985Z"},{"id":"USN-2533-1","title":"sudo vulnerability","description":"Jakub Wilk and Stephane Chazelas discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled\nthe TZ environment variable. An attacker with Sudo access could possibly\nuse this issue to open arbitrary files, bypassing intended permissions.\n","status":"published","published":"2015-03-16T13:06:42Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:53Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:09.227524Z"}]}}