In Sudo before 1.9.12p2, the sudoedit (aka -e) feature mishandles extra arguments passed in the user-provided environment variables (SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR), allowing a local attacker to append arbitrary entries to the list of files to process. This can lead to privilege escalation. Affected versions are 1.8.0 through 1.9.12.p1. The problem exists because a user-specified editor may contain a "--" argument that defeats a protection mechanism, e.g., an EDITOR='vim -- /path/to/extra/file' value.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-sudoalma-upgrade-sudo-python-plugin | Jan 25, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-sudo | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sudo-devel | Mar 7, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-sudo | Feb 7, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-logsrvdamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-logsrvd-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-python-pluginamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Apple Osx Sudo | apple-osx-upgrade-latest | Sep 6, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-sudocentos-upgrade-sudo-debuginfocentos-upgrade-sudo-devel | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-sudo | Jan 20, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-admin-sudo | May 4, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-sudo | Mar 20, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-sudo | May 8, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-sudo | Jun 9, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-sudo | Apr 13, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-sudo | Mar 9, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Apr 11, 2023 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-sudooracle-linux-upgrade-sudo-develoracle-linux-upgrade-sudo-python-plugin | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-sudoredhat-upgrade-sudo-debuginforedhat-upgrade-sudo-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-sudo-develredhat-upgrade-sudo-python-pluginredhat-upgrade-sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-sudorocky-upgrade-sudo-debuginforocky-upgrade-sudo-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-sudo-python-pluginrocky-upgrade-sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-sudosuse-upgrade-sudo-develsuse-upgrade-sudo-plugin-pythonsuse-upgrade-sudo-test | Jan 20, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-sudoubuntu-pro-upgrade-sudo-ldapubuntu-upgrade-sudoubuntu-upgrade-sudo-ldap | Jan 19, 2023 | Jan 18, 2023 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 18, 2023 |
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