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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-5811-3 Moderate: Sudo Local Edit Risk

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Calendar Grey January 30, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical security enhancements for Sudo on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM are now available. Apply updates promptly to safeguard sensitive files and ensure system stability
Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.

Software Description:

- 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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate sudo security patch ubuntu local edit issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  sudo                            1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7
  sudo-ldap                       1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-1

CVE-2023-22809

January 30, 2023

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Topics Covered

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