{"id":"SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1","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  ","modified":"2026-03-11T07:17:11.680389Z","published":"2021-01-27T09:29:32Z","related":["CVE-2021-23239","CVE-2021-3156"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-23239","CVE-2021-3156"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210232-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180684"},{"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-2021-3156"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCL"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo":"1.8.10p3-10.29.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}