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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-23240: Low: sudo security and bug fix update (ALSA-2021-1723)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-23240: Low: sudo security and bug fix update (ALSA-2021-1723)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/12/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
05/04/2022

Description

selinux_edit_copy_tfiles in sudoedit in Sudo before 1.9.5 allows a local unprivileged user to gain file ownership and escalate privileges by replacing a temporary file with a symlink to an arbitrary file target. This affects SELinux RBAC support in permissive mode. Machines without SELinux are not vulnerable.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-sudo

References

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