RHSA-2021:1723

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2021-05-18 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 11:14
Summary
security update for sudo
Severity
Low
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for sudo
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2021:1723. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1723.
Patchnames: RHSA-2021:1723
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2021-23239
2.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:sudo-0:1.8.29-7.el8.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact low
CVE-2021-23240
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2021-23239
Threats
Impact important
References
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