Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0426
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0426)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0426 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0426 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.9.12, with the crypt() password backend, contains a plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c array-out-of-bounds error that can result in a heap-based buffer over-read. This can be triggered by arbitrary local users with access to Sudo by entering a password of seven characters or fewer. The impact could vary depending on the system libraries, compiler, and processor architecture. (CVE-2022-43995) Affected Software/OS: 'sudo' package(s) on Mageia 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-43995 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-08 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2139911 https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/bd209b9f16fcd1270c13db27ae3329c677d48050 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33465707 https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
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