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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884259
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for sudo (CESA-2023:0291)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2023:0291 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2023:0291 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system
administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute
privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without
having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

* sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user
(CVE-2023-22809)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'sudo' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-22809
Debian Security Information: DSA-5321 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5321
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G4YNBTTKTRT2ME3NTSXAPTOKYUE47XHZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2QDGFCGAV5QRJCE6IXRXIS4XJHS57DDH/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/21
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-12
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171644/sudo-1.9.12p1-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172509/Sudoedit-Extra-Arguments-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174234/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Modification.html
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/sudo-CVE-2023-22809.pdf
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00012.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/19/1
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