Race Condition Affecting sudo-devel package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-22.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
8% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-SUDODEVEL-2513550
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Jun 2017

Introduced: 5 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-1000367  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 sudo-devel to version 0:1.8.6p7-22.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1382.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo-devel package and not the sudo-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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