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Fedora: Security Advisory for sudo (FEDORA-2023-298c136eee)

🗓️ 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Fedora: Security Advisory for sudo (FEDORA-2023-298c136eee) - Allows certain users to run commands as root with logging, affecting 'sudo' package(s) on Fedora 36

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# Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.827064");
  script_version("2023-10-12T05:05:32+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-22809");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-12 05:05:32 +0000 (Thu, 12 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-01-26 18:26:00 +0000 (Thu, 26 Jan 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-02-05 02:02:00 +0000 (Sun, 05 Feb 2023)");
  script_name("Fedora: Security Advisory for sudo (FEDORA-2023-298c136eee)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Fedora Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/fedora", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=FC36");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"FEDORA-2023-298c136eee");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G4YNBTTKTRT2ME3NTSXAPTOKYUE47XHZ");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'
  package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-298c136eee advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Sudo (superuser do) allows a system administrator to give certain
users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands
as root while logging all commands and arguments. Sudo operates on a
per-command basis.  It is not a replacement for the shell.  Features
include: the ability to restrict what commands a user may run on a
per-host basis, copious logging of each command (providing a clear
audit trail of who did what), a configurable timeout of the sudo
command, and the ability to use the same configuration file (sudoers)
on many different machines.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'sudo' package(s) on Fedora 36.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "FC36") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo", rpm:"sudo~1.9.12~2.p2.fc36", rls:"FC36"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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12 Oct 2023 00:00Current
8.1High risk
Vulners AI Score8.1
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.55367
SSVC
10