Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-382-1 | sudo security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3440-1 | sudo security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5556 | sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt." |
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History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:50:03.159Z
Reserved: 2015-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-5602
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-11-17T15:59:10.187
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-5602
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD