Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo-devel package, versions <0:1.8.6p7-23.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SUDODEVEL-4715607
  • 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:7 sudo-devel to version 0:1.8.6p7-23.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1574.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.