Improper Output Neutralization for Logs Affecting sudo package, versions <0:1.9.5p2-1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SUDO-3363332
  • published17 Mar 2023
  • disclosed16 Mar 2023

Introduced: 16 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-28487  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-117  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 sudo to version 0:1.9.5p2-1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0811.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1