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Oracle Linux 8 : sudo (ELSA-2023-0284)
high Nessus Plugin ID 170469
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2023-0284 advisory.- 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.
(CVE-2023-22809)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected sudo package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 170469
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2023-0284.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/24/2023
Updated: 9/29/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22809
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2023
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Sudoedit Extra Arguments Priv Esc)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-22809