| Name | CVE-2006-0151 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-946-2 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sudo (PTS) | buster | 1.8.27-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.8.27-1+deb10u6 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.15p5-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sudo | source | woody | 1.6.6-1.6 | | DSA-946-2 | |
| sudo | source | sarge | 1.6.8p7-1.4 | | DSA-946-2 | |
| sudo | source | (unstable) | 1.6.8p12-1 | medium | | |
Notes
The whole black list approach is flawed, for the DSA we'll switch to
a white list approach of known to be safe env vars.