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Ubuntu 22.10: 6005-2 Moderate: Sudo Escape Character Issues

Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6005-1 April 11, 2023 sudo vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Sudo. Software Description: - sudo: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users Details: Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly escaped control characters in log messages and sudoreplay output. An attacker could possibly use these issues to inject terminal control characters that alter output when being viewed. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: sudo 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3 sudo-ldap 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: sudo 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 sudo-ldap 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: sudo 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 sudo-ldap 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 sudo-ldap 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6005-1 CVE-2023-28486, CVE-2023-28487 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6 . Alert Notification USN-6006-2 provides users with important updates addressing vulnerabilities in theApache server that impact various versions of Ubuntu.. Ubuntu Updates, Sudo Security, Control Character Issues, Security Notices, Ubuntu Vulnerability Management. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 11, 2023 Ubuntu