Improper Input Validation Affecting sudo package, versions <1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-SUDO-343352
  • published5 Jun 2017
  • disclosed5 Jun 2017

Introduced: 5 Jun 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 sudo to version 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.