sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian | 12 | all | sudo | < 1.6.8p3-1 | sudo_1.6.8p3-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | sudo | < 1.6.8p3-1 | sudo_1.6.8p3-1_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | sudo | < 1.6.8p3-1 | sudo_1.6.8p3-1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | sudo | < 1.6.8p3-1 | sudo_1.6.8p3-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | sudo | < 1.6.8p3-1 | sudo_1.6.8p3-1_all.deb |