From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-12 ] sudo: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 17:21:38 +0100 [thread overview]
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-12
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: sudo: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 14, 2020
Bugs: #697462, #707574
ID: 202003-12
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo, the worst of which
could result in privilege escalation.
Background
==========
sudo (su "do") allows a system administrator to delegate authority to
give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or
all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of
the commands and their arguments.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/sudo < 1.8.31 >= 1.8.31
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A local attacker could expose or corrupt memory information, inject
code to be run as a root user or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.8.31"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-14287
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14287
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-18634
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18634
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-12
Concerns?
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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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 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
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