sudo: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202309-12

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo, the worst of which can result in root privilege escalation.

Affected packages

app-admin/sudo on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.9.13_p2
Unaffected versions >= 1.9.13_p2

Background

sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run commands as other users.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.9.13_p2"
 

References

Release date
September 29, 2023

Latest revision
September 29, 2023: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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