QID 355060

Date Published: 2023-05-18

QID 355060: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for sudo : AL2012-2023-384

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2023-22809:
A vulnerability was found in sudo. Exposure in how sudoedit handles user-provided environment variables leads to arbitrary file writing with privileges of the RunAs user (usually root). The prerequisite for exploitation is that the current user must be authorized by the sudoers policy to edit a file using sudoedit. 2161142: CVE-2023-22809 sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user

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

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 355060

CVE-2023-22809 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
AL2012-2023-384	Amazon Linux Bare Metal		docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html

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