{"id":"SUSE-SU-2021:0226-1","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 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