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CVE-2023-28486

Published: 16 March 2023

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
second commit fixes regression

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sudo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6)
trusty Needed

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5)
jammy
Released (1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4)
kinetic
Released (1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3)
lunar
Released (1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2)
mantic
Released (1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca
upstream: https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/12648b4e0a8cf486480442efd52f0e0b6cab6e8b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N