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- USN-4263-2
5/2/2020
USN-4263-2: Sudo vulnerability
First published: Wed Feb 05 2020(Updated: )
USN-4263-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Joe Vennix discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory operations when the pwfeedback option is enabled. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain unintended access to the administrator account.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/sudo-ldap | <1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3 | 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/sudo | <1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3 | 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/sudo-ldap | <1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.9 | 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.9 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/sudo | <1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.9 | 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.9 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =12.04 |
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