#VU95409 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Amazon Linux AMI and sudo - CVE-2024-31969

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95409

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31969

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
sudo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor: Amazon Web Services

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

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External links
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1922.html

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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.