In Sudo before 1.9.12p2, the sudoedit (aka -e) feature mishandles extra arguments passed in the user-provided environment variables (SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR), allowing a local attacker to append arbitrary entries to the list of files to process. This can lead to privilege escalation. Affected versions are 1.8.0 through 1.9.12.p1. The problem exists because a user-specified editor may contain a -- argument that defeats a protection mechanism, e.g., an EDITOR=\'vim -- /path/to/extra/file\' value.
Find out more about CVE-2023-22809 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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| Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ||||
| Wind River Linux LTS 17 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux 8 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux 9 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux 7 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 21 | Investigate |
LIN1021-5108 |
-- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 22 | Investigate | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 18 | Investigate |
LIN1018-10243 |
-- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 19 | Investigate |
LIN1019-9335 |
-- | -- |
| Wind River Linux CD release | Investigate | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks | ||||
| VxWorks 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks 6.9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
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