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LIN1019-5897 : Security Advisory - sudo - CVE-2021-23240

Created: Jan 13, 2021    Updated: Dec 17, 2021
Resolved Date: Feb 2, 2021
Found In Version: 10.19.45.1
Fix Version: 10.19.45.16
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 19
Component/s: Userspace

Description

selinux_edit_copy_tfiles in sudoedit in Sudo before 1.9.5 allows a local unprivileged user to gain file ownership and escalate privileges by replacing a temporary file with a symlink to an arbitrary file target. This affects SELinux RBAC support in permissive mode. Machines without SELinux are not vulnerable.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) [CVE-2021-23240|https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23240]

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