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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2021.011.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2021-011-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2021-011-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2021-011-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New sudo packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/sudo-1.9.5-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
Potential information leak in sudoedit that could be used to test for
the existence of directories not normally accessible to the user.
Flaw in the temporary file handling of sudoedit's SELinux RBAC support.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'sudo' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-23239
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-33
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2021-23239
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00007.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-23240
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2021-23240
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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