Sudo set_cmd() is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow

Overview A heap-based overflow has been discovered in the setcmd function in sudo, which may allow a local attacker to execute commands with elevated administrator privileges. Description From the Sudo Main Page: Sudo su "do" allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain use...

Vulnerabilities fixed in sudo

Several vulnerabilities have been fixed in sudo. A local malicious party can, by exploiting these vulnerabilities, gain gain root privileges on the vulnerable system. The developers of sudo have released updates to fix the vulnerability marked CVE-2021-3156 in version 1.9.5p2. The vulnerabilities...