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HistoryMay 18, 2021 - 5:55 a.m.

Low: sudo security and bug fix update

2021-05-1805:55:11
Google
osv.dev
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sudo
security
bug fix
symbolic link
directory existence
selinux
race condition
cve
rocky linux 8.4

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

40.7%

The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

  • sudo: symbolic link attack in SELinux-enabled sudoedit (CVE-2021-23240)

  • sudo: possible directory existence test due to race condition in sudoedit (CVE-2021-23239)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.