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HistoryJan 27, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Sudo vulnerability

2021-01-2700:00:00
ubuntu.com
234

8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.97 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.7%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

  • sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users

Details

USN-4705-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory when parsing command
lines. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain unintended
access to the administrator account. (CVE-2021-3156)

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu14.04noarchsudo< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm6UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchsudo< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchsudo-dbgsym< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchsudo-ldap< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchsudo-ldap-dbgsym< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchsudo< 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.10UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchsudo-dbgsym< 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.10UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchsudo-ldap< 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.10UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchsudo-ldap-dbgsym< 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.10UNKNOWN