Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11
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- published28 Apr 2025
- disclosed30 May 2017
Introduced: 30 May 2017
CVE-2017-1000367 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:10 sudo to version 0:1.7.2p1-30.el5_11 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1381.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1453074
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3059071
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1381
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00078.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-05/msg00079.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142783/Sudo-get_process_ttyname-Race-Condition.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3867
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/30/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98745
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038582
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3304-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1382
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXEXC4NNIG2QOZY6N2YUK246KI3D3UQO/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183/
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/linux_tty.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42183