CVE-2021-23240
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-23240 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2021-01-12 09:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:30:00 UTC |
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| Description | selinux_edit_copy_tfiles in sudoedit in Sudo before 1.9.5 allows a local unprivileged user to gain file ownership and escalate privileges by replacing a temporary file with a symlink to an arbitrary file target. This affects SELinux RBAC support in permissive mode. Machines without SELinux are not vulnerable. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: sudo-1.9.5p1-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
FEDORA |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| January 2021 Sudo Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security |
CONFIRM |
security.netapp.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 |
|
lists.apache.org |
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| Pony Mail! |
MLIST |
lists.apache.org |
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| Bug 1180685 – VUL-0: CVE-2021-23240: sudo: Possible Symlink Attack in SELinux Context in `sudoedit` |
MISC |
bugzilla.suse.com |
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Sudo Stable Release |
CONFIRM |
www.sudo.ws |
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: sudo-1.9.5p1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
FEDORA |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: sudo-1.9.5p1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
|
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| Pony Mail! |
MLIST |
lists.apache.org |
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| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 |
|
lists.apache.org |
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| sudo: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-33) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: sudo-1.9.5p1-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
|
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 159207 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for sudo (ELSA-2021-1723)
- 179654 Debian Security Update for sudo (CVE-2021-23240)
- 239316 Red Hat Update for sudo (RHSA-2021:1723)
- 377324 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for sudo (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0113)
- 500677 Alpine Linux Security Update for sudo
- 670208 EulerOS Security Update for sudo (EulerOS-SA-2021-1707)
- 900097 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for sudo 1.8.31p1
- 902910 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for sudo (3728)
- 940285 AlmaLinux Security Update for sudo (ALSA-2021:1723)
- 960837 Rocky Linux Security Update for sudo (RLSA-2021:1723)
