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CVE-2024-31969

Public on 2024-05-28
Modified on 2024-05-28
Description

In sudo-1.8.23-10.amzn2.3.6 (Amazon Linux 2) and sudo-1.8.23-10.58.amzn1 (Amazon Linux 1), a user with an entry in the sudoers file, enabling them to run commands as another unprivileged user, can leverage it to run commands as root. No prior versions are affected. This issue has been fixed in sudo-1.8.23-10.amzn2.3.7 (AL2) and sudo-1.8.23-10.59.amzn1 (AL1).

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 sudo 2024-02-23 00:25 ALAS-2024-1922
Amazon Linux 2 - Core sudo 2024-02-22 23:41 ALAS2-2024-2473

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H