Sudo through 1.9.17p2 fails to apply intercept policy checks to the execveat system call in ptrace-based intercept mode. Users permitted to run specific commands can execute denied programs by calling execveat directly or through fexecve, bypassing policy enforcement and logging.
Weakness
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | RedHat | sudo-0:1.9.17-10.p2.el10_2.6 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | RedHat | sudo-0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | sudo-0:1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | sudo-0:1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.1 | * |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | RedHat | sudo-main-1.9.17-16.p2.1.hum1 | * |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | RedHat | rhui5/installer-rhel9:1790241922 | * |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | RedHat | rhui5/rhua-rhel9:1790242004 | * |
| Sudo | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Sudo | Ubuntu | resolute | * |
Related Attack Patterns
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