{"id":"SUSE-SU-2021:0225-1","summary":"Security update for sudo","details":"This update for sudo fixes the following issues:\n\n- A Heap-based buffer overflow in sudo could be exploited to allow a user to gain root privileges \n  [bsc#1181090,CVE-2021-3156]\n- It was possible for a user to test for the existence of a directory due to a Race Condition in `sudoedit`\n  [bsc#1180684,CVE-2021-23239]\n- A Possible Symlink Attack vector existed in `sudoedit` if SELinux was running in permissive mode [bsc#1180685,\n  CVE-2021-23240]\n- It was possible for a User to enable Debug Settings not Intended for them [bsc#1180687]\n","modified":"2026-03-11T07:16:09.861779Z","published":"2021-01-26T18:20:20Z","related":["CVE-2021-23239","CVE-2021-23240","CVE-2021-3156"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-23239","CVE-2021-23240","CVE-2021-3156"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210225-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180684"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180685"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180687"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181090"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23239"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23240"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3156"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo-devel":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0225-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0225-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.27-4.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0225-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}