CVE-2006-0151

Publication date 9 January 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sudo 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6