Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo package, versions <1.8.20_p2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-SUDO-8489647
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed5 Jun 2017

Introduced: 5 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-1000368  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 sudo to version 1.8.20_p2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.