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RHEL 8 / 9 : sudo (RHSA-2024:0811)
high Nessus Plugin ID 190517
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for sudo.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0811 advisory.- sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in log messages (CVE-2023-28486)
- sudo: Sudo does not escape control characters in sudoreplay output (CVE-2023-28487)
- sudo: Targeted Corruption of Register and Stack Variables (CVE-2023-42465)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL sudo package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:0811.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0811
http://www.nessus.org/u?6dda5327
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2179272
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 190517
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-0811.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/14/2024
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42465
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sudo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sudo-python-plugin
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023