SB2017101040 - Race condition in Sudo
Published: October 10, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017101040
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8239)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.