Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5811.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5811-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the USN-5811-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the USN-5811-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809) It was discovered that the Protobuf-c library, used by Sudo, incorrectly handled certain arithmetic shifts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Sudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-33070) Affected Software/OS: 'sudo' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-33070 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFN2GHUEGTSHRD7J5PKQ5DRSJSEQ2IKN/ https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/issues/506 https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/pull/508 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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