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High
CVE-2019-14287
In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a...
Vulnerability Description
In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can bypass certain policy blacklists and session PAM modules, and can cause incorrect logging, by invoking sudo with a crafted user ID. For example, this allows bypass of !root configuration, and USER= logging, for a "sudo -u \#$((0xffffffff))" command.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/14/1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4154-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4543
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/21
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/20
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00042.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154853/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sudo-Updates.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IP7SIOAVLSKJGMTIULX52VQUPTVSC43U/
- https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/minus_1_uid.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00047.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0003/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/15/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TUVAOZBYUHZS56A5FQSCDVGXT7PW7FL2/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53746212?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3205
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3204
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3209
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3219
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NPLAM57TPJQGKQMNG6RHFBLACD6K356N/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3278
- https://resources.whitesourcesoftware.com/blog-whitesource/new-vulnerability-in-sudo-cve-2019-14287
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3694
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3755
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3895
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3916
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3941
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4191
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03976en_us
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0388
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/14/2
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
sudo, fedora, debian linux, leap, ubuntu linux, element software management node, openshift container platform, virtualization, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 29, 30, 31, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 15.0, 15.1, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 4.1, 4.2, 6.0, 7.0, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 5.0, 6.5, 6.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 17th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.