Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.7.2p1-29.0.2.el5_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-SUDO-2516172
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:5 sudo to version 0:1.7.2p1-29.0.2.el5_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 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.