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Ubuntu: USN-3304-1 (CVE-2017-1000367): Sudo vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-3304-1 (CVE-2017-1000367): Sudo vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/30/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/06/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-sudo
  • ubuntu-upgrade-sudo-ldap

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