USN-4154-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4154-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4154-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4154-1

Related

Published

2019-10-14T14:46:34.529453Z

Modified

2019-10-14T14:46:34.529453Z

Summary

sudo vulnerability

Details

Joe Vennix discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled certain user IDs. An attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / sudo

Package

Name: sudo
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3

1.8.8-2ubuntu1

1.8.8-2ubuntu2

1.8.9p4-1ubuntu1

1.8.9p4-1ubuntu2

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.3

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4

1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "sudo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "sudo-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sudo

Package

Name: sudo
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8

Affected versions

1.*

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "sudo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "sudo-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / sudo

Package

Name: sudo
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.20p2-1ubuntu1

1.8.21p2-2ubuntu1

1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "sudo"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "sudo-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "sudo-ldap-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}