CVE-2023-7090: Sudo: improper handling of ipa_hostname leads to privilege mismanagement
First published: Sat Dec 23 2023(Updated: )
A flaw was found in sudo in the handling of ipa_hostname, where ipa_hostname from /etc/sssd/sssd.conf was not propagated in sudo. Therefore, it leads to privilege mismanagement vulnerability in applications, where client hosts retain privileges even after retracting them.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/sudo | <1.8.28 | 1.8.28 |
| Sudo Project Sudo | <1.8.28 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/e99082e05b9f0dd0e0f47fa1d2e1b9d922ea8c4c
- https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/b4f31dbe3109
- https://www.sudo.ws/releases/legacy/#1.8.28
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3598
- https://sudo.ws/pipermail/sudo-workers/2019-August/001248.html
- https://sudo.ws/pipermail/sudo-workers/2019-August/001249.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255723
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7090
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00002.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0001/
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