Linux : Error "sudoedit: /: not a regular file" even after installing latest sudo version to fix security vulnerability CVE-2021-3156 (Doc ID 2752866.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Even after installing latest sudo version to fix security vulnerability CVE-2021-3156. The error below is still visible when running sudoedit

# sudoedit -s /
sudoedit: /: not a regular file

Installed sudo version as per https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9019.html to fix security vulnerability CVE-2021-3156

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