Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704839
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4839-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sudo' package(s) announced via the DSA-4839-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sudo' package(s) announced via the DSA-4839-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The Qualys Research Labs discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in sudo, a program designed to provide limited super user privileges to specific users. Any local user (sudoers and non-sudoers) can exploit this flaw for root privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.27-1+deb10u3. We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages. For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'sudo' package(s) on Debian 10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3156 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#794544 https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794544 Cisco Security Advisory: 20210129 Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: January 2021 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sudo-privesc-jan2021-qnYQfcM https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10348 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210128-0001/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210128-0002/ https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212177 https://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.9.5p2 https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_21_02 Debian Security Information: DSA-4839 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4839 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LHXK6ICO5AYLGFK2TAX5MZKUXTUKWOJY/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CALA5FTXIQBRRYUA2ZQNJXB6OQMAXEII/ http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/79 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/42 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-33 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161160/Sudo-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161230/Sudo-Buffer-Overflow-Privilege-Escalation.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161270/Sudo-1.9.5p1-Buffer-Overflow-Privilege-Escalation.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161293/Sudo-1.8.31p2-1.9.5p1-Buffer-Overflow.html https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/entry/security-advisory-privilege-management-for-unix-linux-pmul-basic-and-privilege-management-for-mac-pmm-affected-by-sudo-vulnerability https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/26/3 https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00022.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/26/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/27/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/27/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/15/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/14/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/8
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