Packages
- sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Details
Guannan Wang, Zhanpeng Liu, and Guancheng Li discovered that Sudo failed to
apply intercept policy checks when commands were executed under certain
circumstances. A local attacker permitted to run specific commands could
possibly use this issue to bypass policy enforcement and logging, executing
unauthorized programs.
Guannan Wang, Zhanpeng Liu, and Guancheng Li discovered that Sudo failed to
apply intercept policy checks when commands were executed under certain
circumstances. A local attacker permitted to run specific commands could
possibly use this issue to bypass policy enforcement and logging, executing
unauthorized programs.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | sudo – 1.9.17p2-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | sudo – 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.3 | ||
| sudo-ldap – 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.3 | |||
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