DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0151
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151
Upstream
Published
2006-01-09T23:03:00Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:02.914586Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8p12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151.json"

Debian:12 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8p12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151.json"

Debian:13 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8p12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151.json"

Debian:14 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.8p12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0151.json"