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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.3826 USN-4154-1: Sudo vulnerability 15 October 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: sudo Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-14287 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4154-1/ Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators running sudo check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4154-1: Sudo vulnerability 14 October 2019 sudo vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 19.04 o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Sudo could be made to run commands as root if it called with a specially crafted user ID. Software Description o sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users Details Joe Vennix discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled certain user IDs. An attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 sudo - 1.8.27-1ubuntu1.1 sudo-ldap - 1.8.27-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS sudo - 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1 sudo-ldap - 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS sudo - 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8 sudo-ldap - 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM sudo - 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2 sudo-ldap - 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM sudo - 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.8 sudo-ldap - 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.8 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2019-14287 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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