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7.5
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-19232

First published: Thu Dec 19 2019(Updated: )

** DISPUTED ** In Sudo through 1.8.29, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can impersonate a nonexistent user by invoking sudo with a numeric uid that is not associated with any user. NOTE: The software maintainer believes that this is not a vulnerability because running a command via sudo as a user not present in the local password database is an intentional feature. Because this behavior surprised some users, sudo 1.8.30 introduced an option to enable/disable this behavior with the default being disabled. However, this does not change the fact that sudo was behaving as intended, and as documented, in earlier versions.

Credit: cve@mitre.org CVE-2019-19232 cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Sudo Sudo<=1.8.29
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.4
10.15.4
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
<=1.8.29

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for sudo?

    The vulnerability ID for sudo is CVE-2019-19232.

  • What is the affected software by CVE-2019-19232?

    The affected software by CVE-2019-19232 includes macOS Catalina (10.15.4), Mojave, and High Sierra.

  • How was CVE-2019-19232 addressed?

    CVE-2019-19232 was addressed by updating to sudo version 1.8.31.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-19232?

    You can find more information about CVE-2019-19232 on the Apple support page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100.

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