CVE-2023-7090
Sudo: improper handling of ipa_hostname leads to privilege mismanagement
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.6 Medium
- Published
- Dec 23, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 23, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
sudon/a |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
FedoraFedora | |
FedoraFedora |
References
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