# CVE-2006-0151: sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18558
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18363
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18906
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21692

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