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CVE-2023-7090

Sudo: improper handling of ipa_hostname leads to privilege mismanagement

Published: Dec 23, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
NVD MITRE
6.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in sudo in the handling of ipa_hostname, where ipa_hostname from /etc/sssd/sssd.conf was not propagated in sudo. Therefore, it leads to privilege mismanagement vulnerability in applications, where client hosts retain privileges even after retracting them.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

sudon/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7090
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255723
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00002.html
lists.debian.org
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 23, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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