Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.7.2p1-31.el5_11


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-SUDODEBUGINFO-9860873
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed2 Jun 2017

Introduced: 2 Jun 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 sudo-debuginfo to version 0:1.7.2p1-31.el5_11 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo-debuginfo package and not the sudo-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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.