openSUSE: 2021:0169-1 important: sudo
Description
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.
Patch
Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 15.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-169=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64): sudo-1.8.22-lp151.5.12.1 sudo-debuginfo-1.8.22-lp151.5.12.1 sudo-debugsource-1.8.22-lp151.5.12.1 sudo-devel-1.8.22-lp151.5.12.1 sudo-test-1.8.22-lp151.5.12.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23239.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23240.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3156.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180684 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180685 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180687 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181090