1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5811-3

USN-5811-3: Sudo vulnerability

Publication date

30 January 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.

Releases

Packages

  • sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users

Details

USN-5811-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly
handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local
attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use
this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)

USN-5811-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly
handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local
attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use
this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty sudo-ldap –  1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7  
sudo –  1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7  

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