{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2021:0170-1","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\nThis update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.","modified":"2026-03-11T07:32:54.252428Z","published":"2021-01-27T07:25:26Z","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://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/3O463OUKAXLCUM74AUHUPVMQFXLLVAEH/"},{"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":"openSUSE:Leap 15.2","purl":"pkg:rpm/opensuse/sudo&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.22-lp152.8.6.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"sudo-devel":"1.8.22-lp152.8.6.1","sudo-test":"1.8.22-lp152.8.6.1","sudo":"1.8.22-lp152.8.6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2021:0170-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}