gsd-2023-22809
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
In Sudo before 1.9.12p2, the sudoedit (aka -e) feature mishandles extra arguments passed in the user-provided environment variables (SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR), allowing a local attacker to append arbitrary entries to the list of files to process. This can lead to privilege escalation. Affected versions are 1.8.0 through 1.9.12.p1. The problem exists because a user-specified editor may contain a "--" argument that defeats a protection mechanism, e.g., an EDITOR='vim -- /path/to/extra/file' value.
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CVE-2023-22809


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      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0280",
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      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0859",
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            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-11-17T19:32Z",
      "publishedDate": "2023-01-18T17:15Z"
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}


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