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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-1000368: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2017-855)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-1000368: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2017-855)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/05/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/07/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure and command execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-sudo

References

  • ALAS-2017-855
  • USN-3968-1
  • USN-3968-2
  • CVE-2017-1000368

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