SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210232-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1
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Published
2021-01-27T09:29:32Z
Modified
2026-01-30T00:50:54.244152Z
Summary
Security update for sudo
Details

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  • A Heap-based buffer overflow in sudo could be exploited to allow a user to gain root privileges [bsc#1181090,CVE-2021-3156]
  • It was possible for a user to test for the existence of a directory due to a Race Condition in sudoedit [bsc#1180684,CVE-2021-23239]
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCL

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10p3-10.29.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "sudo": "1.8.10p3-10.29.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10p3-10.29.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "sudo": "1.8.10p3-10.29.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10p3-10.29.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "sudo": "1.8.10p3-10.29.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/sudo&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.10p3-10.29.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "sudo": "1.8.10p3-10.29.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0232-1.json"