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Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3272-1)

🗓️ 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sudo' package(s) announced via the DLA-3272-1 advisory. The sudoedit in sudo does not properly handle '--' to separate the editor and arguments from files to edit

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.893272");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-22809");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-01-19 02:00:04 +0000 (Thu, 19 Jan 2023)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  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:"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 18:26:49 +0000 (Thu, 26 Jan 2023)");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3272-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DLA-3272-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/DLA-3272-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/sudoedit_any/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sudo");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wiki.debian.org/LTS");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sudo' package(s) announced via the DLA-3272-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that sudoedit in sudo, a program designed to provide limited super user privileges to specific users, does not properly handle '--' to separate the editor and arguments from files to edit. A local user permitted to edit certain files can take advantage of this flaw to edit a file not permitted by the security policy, resulting in privilege escalation.

More information can be found at: [link moved to references]

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.27-1+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.

For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'sudo' package(s) on Debian 10.");

  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-deb.inc");

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "DEB10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo", ver:"1.8.27-1+deb10u5", rls:"DEB10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sudo-ldap", ver:"1.8.27-1+deb10u5", rls:"DEB10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
8.1High risk
Vulners AI Score8.1
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.55367
SSVC
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