Debian 10 DSA-4839-1 Moderate: Sudo Buffer Overflow Escalation Risk
debian
January 26, 2021
The Qualys Research Labs discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in sudo, a program designed to provide limited super user privileges to specific users
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Summary
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.27-1+deb10u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.
For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/sudo
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: sudo
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3156
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