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
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Published
2019-10-14T14:46:34.529453Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:32:28.133985Z
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@1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2?arch=source&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 

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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo@1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8?arch=source&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 

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

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo@1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&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 

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