CVE-2023-42465
Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
NetApp Inc.
commercial·USaka netapp
sudo project
oss-project·USaka sudo
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
and 15 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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References
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545
arxiv.org
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f
github.com
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15
github.com
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