PT-2015-6982 · Todd Miller+1 · Sudo+1
Daniel Svartman
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Published
2010-02-26
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Updated
2017-06-22
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CVE-2015-5602
CVSS v2.0
7.2
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Sudo versions prior to 1.8.15
Description
The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers. This can be demonstrated by a path such as "/home///file.txt".
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.8.15, update to version 1.8.15 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sudoedit until a patch is available. Avoid using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers file paths to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploit
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Sudo