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Severity: High
Title: sudo: Memory Manipulation
Date: January 24, 2024
Bugs: #920510
ID: 202401-29

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in sudo which can lead to execution manipulation through rowhammer-style memory manipulation.

Background
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sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
commands as other users.

Affected packages
=================

Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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app-admin/sudo < 1.9.15_p2 >= 1.9.15_p2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Stack/register variables can be flipped via fault injection, affecting execution flow in security-sensitive code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.9.15_p2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-42465
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42465

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-29

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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