Privileged Shell Sessions Can Be Created using `sudo vim` or `sudo /etc/bin/sudoedit`
Issue
- Unprivileged users can drop to a privileged shell using
sudo vim - Bad configuration for
sudocan allow access to a privileged shell throughsudoedit
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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