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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2023-0291-01 Important: Sudo Security Fix

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An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: sudo security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2023:0291-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0291
Issue date:        2023-01-23
CVE Names:         CVE-2023-22809 
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1. Summary:

An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

3. Description:

The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system
administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute
privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without
having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

* sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user
(CVE-2023-22809)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2161142 - CVE-2023-22809 sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):

Source:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm

ppc64:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

ppc64:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm
sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2023-0291-01 Important: Sudo Security Fix

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Calendar Grey January 23, 2023
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Uncover the essential sudo security patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, addressing a significant arbitrary file access vulnerability.
An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.
Security Fix(es):
* sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user (CVE-2023-22809)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm
x86_64: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm
x86_64: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.i686.rpm sudo-devel-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.src.rpm
ppc64: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: sudo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
ppc64: sudo-debuginfo-1.8.23-10.el7_9.3.ppc.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:0291-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2023-01-23

Topic

An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2161142 - CVE-2023-22809 sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user

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