Privilege escalation in Amazon Linux sudo



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-31969
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

sudo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU95409

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-2024-31969

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in sudo. A local user with an entry in the sudoers file, enabling them to run commands as another unprivileged user, can leverage it to run commands as root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

sudo: 1.8.23-10.58

CPE2.3 External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1922.html


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.



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