Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-28486
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the sudo package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | sudo | 1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 | ALSA-2024:0811 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | sudo-python-plugin | 1.9.5p2-10.el9_3 | ALSA-2024:0811 |
| Debian:12 | sudo | 1.9.13p1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28486 |
| Debian:13 | sudo | 1.9.13p1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28486 |
| Debian:14 | sudo | 1.9.13p1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28486 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 | USN-6005-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sudo | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28486 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_13
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0002/
- GLSA-202309-12 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240203 [SECURITY] [DLA 3732-1] sudo security update mailing-list