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Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04 LTS USN-5908-1 Critical Sudo Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-5909-1 highlights a flaw in the kernel that could lead to system instability or unauthorized access. Upgrade immediately!
Sudo could be made to crash or escalate privileges.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical privilege escalation sudo ubuntu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: sudo 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.2 sudo-ldap 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: sudo 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3 sudo-ldap 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5908-1

CVE-2023-27320

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March 02, 2023

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security advisory denial of service critical privilege escalation sudo ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3

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