GLSA 202309-12: sudo: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	sudo: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	09/29/2023
Bugs:	#898510, #905322
ID:	202309-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo, the worst of which can result in root privilege escalation.

Background

sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run commands as other users.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/sudo	< 1.9.13_p2	>= 1.9.13_p2	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.9.13_p2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202309-12.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.