Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.8.6p3-29.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SUDO-1513178
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • 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:6 sudo to version 0:1.8.6p3-29.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 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.