Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.9.12, with the crypt() password backend, contains a plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c array-out-of-bounds error that can result in a heap-based buffer over-read. This can be triggered by arbitrary local users with access to Sudo by entering a password of seven characters or fewer. The impact could vary depending on the system libraries, compiler, and processor architecture.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade sudo | Mar 21, 2024 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade sudo-python-plugin-debuginfoUpgrade sudo-debuginfoUpgrade sudo-logsrvdUpgrade sudo-debugsourceUpgrade sudo-logsrvd-debuginfoUpgrade sudoUpgrade sudo-python-pluginUpgrade sudo-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade sudo | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade sudo | Nov 8, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/sudo. | Nov 23, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade sudo | Feb 13, 2023 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade sudo | Jan 6, 2023 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade sudo | Mar 9, 2023 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade sudo | Feb 9, 2023 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade sudo | Jan 9, 2023 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sudo-plugin-pythonUpgrade sudo-testUpgrade sudoUpgrade sudo-devel | Nov 8, 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 2, 2022 |
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