Headline
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202309-12
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202309-12 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo, the worst of which can result in root privilege escalation. Versions greater than or equal to 1.9.13_p2 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202309-12
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: sudo: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 29, 2023
Bugs: #898510, #905322
ID: 202309-12
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo, the worst of which can
result in root privilege escalation.
Background
sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
commands as other users.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
app-admin/sudo < 1.9.13_p2 >= 1.9.13_p2
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=app-admin/sudo-1.9.13_p2”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-27320
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27320
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-28486
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28486
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-28487
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28487
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-12
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
Related news
Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-0811-03 - A security update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9.
Dell VxRail, version(s) 8.0.100 and earlier contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the upgrade functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to degraded performance and system malfunction.
Dell VxRail, version(s) 8.0.100 and earlier contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the upgrade functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to degraded performance and system malfunction.
Dell VxRail, version(s) 8.0.100 and earlier contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the upgrade functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to degraded performance and system malfunction.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6005-2 - USN-6005-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly escaped control characters in log messages and sudoreplay output. An attacker could possibly use these issues to inject terminal control characters that alter output when being viewed.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6005-2 - USN-6005-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly escaped control characters in log messages and sudoreplay output. An attacker could possibly use these issues to inject terminal control characters that alter output when being viewed.
Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.
Ubuntu Security Notice 5908-1 - It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the per-command chroot feature. In certain environments where Sudo is configured with a rule that contains a CHROOT setting, a local attacker could use this issue to cause Sudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges.