PT-2023-3591 · Sudo+10 · Sudo+10

Matthieu Barjole + 1 · Published 2023-01-18 · Updated 2026-02-07 · CVE-2023-28486

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sudo versions prior to 1.9.13

Description The issue is related to a lack of proper encoding or escaping of output in the Sudo program, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access to confidential data. The problem specifically involves Sudo not escaping control characters in log messages.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.9.13, update to version 1.9.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to log messages to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-116

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2024:0811

ALT-PU-2023-1357

ALT-PU-2023-1440

ALT-PU-2023-1657

ALT-PU-2024-7909

BDU:2023-03866

CESA-2024_0811

CVE-2023-28486

DLA-3732-1

INFSA-2024_0811

MGASA-2023-0133

OESA-2023-1205

RHSA-2024:0811

RHSA-2024_0811

SUSE-SU-2023:1659-1

SUSE-SU-2023:1665-1

SUSE-SU-2023:1698-1

SUSE-SU-2023:1699-1

SUSE-SU-2023:1700-1

SUSE-SU-2023_1659-1

SUSE-SU-2023_1698-1

SUSE-SU-2023_1699-1

SUSE-SU-2023_1700-1

USN-6005-1

USN-6005-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Debian

Linuxmint

Red Hat

Red Os

Sudo

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 69

• https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/334daf92b31b79ce68ed75e2ee14fca265f029ca · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:1699-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:1700-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-0811.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-03866 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6005-2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:1659-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20231214SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2023-0133 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28486 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28487 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28486 · Vendor Advisory