USN-5811-2

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    USN-5811-2

    Published: 18 Jan 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: sudo vulnerability

    Details: USN-5811-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22809

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.8.12-1ubuntu3
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.1
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.2
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.3
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.4
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.7
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.9
    1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10

    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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