vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-42465: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2024-2447)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 22, 2023 | Feb 8, 2024 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 22, 2023
Added
Feb 8, 2024
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-devel
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