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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6005-2^[6]: Authored by Ubuntu ^[7] | Site security.ubuntu.com ^[8]; Ubuntu Security Notice 6005-2 - USN-6005-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly escaped control characters in log messages and sudoreplay output. An attacker could possibly use these issues to inject terminal control characters that alter output when being viewed.; systems | linux ^[9], ubuntu ^[10]; advisories | CVE-2023-28486 ^[11]; SHA-256 | 74fc9208943e3a32ca93a64030fef69aee6cea018ebef0b7092877920e7625ed; Download ^[12] | Favorite ^[13] | View ^[14]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6005-2
May 29, 2023
sudo vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Sudo.
Software Description:
- sudo: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Details:
USN-6005-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sudo. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly
escaped control characters in log messages and sudoreplay output. An
attacker could possibly use these issues to inject terminal control
characters that alter output when being viewed.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
sudo                               1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm2
sudo-ldap                       1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6005-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6005-1
CVE-2023-28486, CVE-2023-28487