GLSA 202401-29: sudo: Memory Manipulation
Severity: | high |
Title: | sudo: Memory Manipulation |
Date: | 01/24/2024 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 202401-29 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in sudo which can lead to execution manipulation through rowhammer-style memory manipulation.Background
sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run commands as other users.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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app-admin/sudo | < 1.9.15_p2 | >= 1.9.15_p2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
Stack/register variables can be flipped via fault injection, affecting execution flow in security-sensitive code.
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-1.9.15_p2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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.
License
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