SB20240806360 - Amazon Linux AMI update for sudo

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27320)

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

CVSSv4: 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

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when matching a sudoers rule that contains a per-command chroot directive (CHROOT=dir). A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28486)

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

CVSSv4: 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

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").

3) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28487)

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

CVSSv4: 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

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 sudoreplay output. A local user can inject specially crafted characters to the log messages and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-135.html