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openSUSE: Security Advisory for sudo (openSUSE-SU-2021:0169-1)

🗓️ 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Security advisory for sudo in openSUSE Leap 15.

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853585");
  script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-23239", "CVE-2021-23240", "CVE-2021-3156");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
  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:"2021-07-20 23:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 20 Jul 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-16 04:55:29 +0000 (Fri, 16 Apr 2021)");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for sudo (openSUSE-SU-2021:0169-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.1");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"openSUSE-SU-2021:0169-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/7OQJUG5Z7K425IKZS5GT4KPIBGTT4JMW");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'
  package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:0169-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  - A Heap-based buffer overflow in sudo could be exploited to allow a user
       to gain root privileges [bsc#1181090, CVE-2021-3156]

  - It was possible for a user to test for the existence of a directory due
       to a Race Condition in `sudoedit` [bsc#1180684, CVE-2021-23239]

  - A Possible Symlink Attack vector existed in `sudoedit` if SELinux was
       running in permissive mode [bsc#1180685, CVE-2021-23240]

  - It was possible for a User to enable Debug Settings not Intended for
       them [bsc#1180687]

     This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'sudo' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.1.");

  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 == "openSUSELeap15.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo", rpm:"sudo~1.8.22~lp151.5.12.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo-debuginfo", rpm:"sudo-debuginfo~1.8.22~lp151.5.12.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo-debugsource", rpm:"sudo-debugsource~1.8.22~lp151.5.12.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo-devel", rpm:"sudo-devel~1.8.22~lp151.5.12.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo-test", rpm:"sudo-test~1.8.22~lp151.5.12.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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