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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2017-1000367: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2019-1315)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2017-1000367: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2019-1315)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/05/2017
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded spaces) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-devel

References

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