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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-23240: ELSA-2021-1723: sudo security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-23240: ELSA-2021-1723: sudo security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/11/2021
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/26/2021
Modified
11/29/2024

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. A race condition vulnerability was found in the temporary file handling of sudoedit's SELinux RBAC support. On systems where SELinux is enabled, this flaw allows a malicious user with sudoedit permissions to set the owner of an arbitrary file to the user ID of the target user, potentially leading to local privilege escalation. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sudo

References

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