Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting sudo package, versions <1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-SUDO-3363520
  • published17 Mar 2023
  • disclosed16 Mar 2023

Introduced: 16 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-28486  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 sudo to version 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages.

CVSS Scores

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