QID 354795

Date Published: 2023-03-08

QID 354795: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for sudo : ALAS2-2023-1985

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. (
( CVE-2023-22809)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-1985 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 354795

    CVE-2023-22809 |
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