SUSE update for sudo

Published: 2023-03-30

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-28486 CVE-2023-28487
CWE-ID	CWE-78
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system sudo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component sudo-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component sudo-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component sudo-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU74196

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28486

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing control characters in the log messages. A local user can inject specially crafted characters to the log messages and execute arbtirary OS commands on the system when the command is executed from the log (e.g. via the "sudoreplay -l").

Mitigation

Update the affected package sudo to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

sudo: before 1.8.27-4.38.1

sudo-debugsource: before 1.8.27-4.38.1

sudo-debuginfo: before 1.8.27-4.38.1

sudo-devel: before 1.8.27-4.38.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231659-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU74197