CVE-2023-28486

2023-03-1600:00:00

ubuntu.com

sudo

log messages

control characters

cve-2023-28486

security issue

regression

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

33.4%

JSON

Sudo before 1.9.13 does not escape control characters in log messages.

Bugs

<https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/issues/254 (regression)>

Notes

Author	Note
mdeslaur	second commit fixes regression

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchsudo< 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchsudo< 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchsudo< 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.10noarchsudo< 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchsudo< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchsudo< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2UNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchsudo< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchsudo< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchsudo< 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm2UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.6	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.5	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.10	noarch	sudo	< 1.9.11p3-1ubuntu1.3	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	sudo	< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.9.13p1-1ubuntu2	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	sudo	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	sudo	< 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm2	UNKNOWN