{"id":"USN-5811-3","summary":"sudo vulnerability","details":"USN-5811-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly\n handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local\n attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use\n this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)\n","modified":"2026-06-29T13:49:21.820392003Z","published":"2023-01-30T13:51:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22809"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-22809","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22809"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-3"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22809"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7"}]}],"versions":["1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3","1.8.8-2ubuntu1","1.8.8-2ubuntu2","1.8.9p4-1ubuntu1","1.8.9p4-1ubuntu2","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.3","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm3","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm5","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"sudo","binary_version":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"sudo-ldap","binary_version":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm7"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-22809"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5811-3.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}