Debian 10 Buster: DLA-3745-2 Important: Kernel Vulnerability Exposure
debian lts
February 3, 2024
Sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity, was vulnerable
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2023-7090
A flaw was found in sudo in the handling of ipa_hostname, where
ipa_hostname from /etc/sssd/sssd.conf was not propagated in sudo.
Therefore, it leads to privilege mismanagement vulnerability in
applications, where client hosts retain privileges even after
retracting them.
CVE-2023-28486
Sudo did not escape control characters in log messages.
CVE-2023-28487
Sudo did not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.
For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
1.8.27-1+deb10u6.
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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: sudo
Version: 1.8.27-1+deb10u6
CVE ID: CVE-2023-7090 CVE-2023-28486 CVE-2023-28487
Topics Covered
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