1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5908-1

USN-5908-1: Sudo vulnerability

Publication date

2 March 2023

Overview

Sudo could be made to crash or escalate privileges.

Releases

Packages

  • sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users

Details

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.

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.

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
22.10 kinetic sudo-ldap –  1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.2
sudo –  1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.2
22.04 jammy sudo-ldap –  1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3
sudo –  1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3

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