Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20211723
Revision Date:2021-05-18Version:637
Title:RHSA-2021:1723: sudo security and bug fix update (Low)
Description:The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

  • sudo: symbolic link attack in SELinux-enabled sudoedit (CVE-2021-23240)

  • sudo: possible directory existence test due to race condition in sudoedit (CVE-2021-23239)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2021-23239
    CVE-2021-23240
    RHSA-2021:1723
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • sudo is earlier than 0:1.8.29-7.el8
  • AND sudo is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
  • OR Red Hat CoreOS 4 is installed
  • BACK