SUSE-SU-2023:0116-1

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    SUSE-SU-2023:0116-1

    Published: 20 Jan 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-22809

    Summary: Security update for sudo

    Details: This update for sudo fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-22809: Fixed an arbitrary file write issue that could be exploited by users with sudoedit permissions (bsc#1207082). Other fixes: - Fixed a potential crash while using the sssd plugin (bsc#1206170).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230116-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1206170, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207082, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSS

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.27-150000.4.38.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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