CVE-2023-42465

Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit.

CVSS v3.0 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/	Release Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9	Exploit Mailing List
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f	Patch
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-12-22 16:15

Updated : 2024-01-03 17:40

NVD link : CVE-2023-42465

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42465

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sudo_project

sudo

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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