Debian dla-4472 : sudo - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 298270

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4472 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4472-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris February 06, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : sudo Version : 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u3 CVE ID : CVE-2023-28486 CVE-2023-28487

Sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity, was affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

CVE-2023-28486

Sudo did not escape control characters in log messages.

CVE-2023-28487

Sudo did not escape control characters in sudoreplay output.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.

For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sudo

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the sudo packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 298270

File Name: debian_DLA-4472.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/6/2026

Updated: 2/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sudo, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sudo-ldap

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28486, CVE-2023-28487

IAVA: 2023-A-0121-S

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