SB2020042839 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for sudo
Published: April 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042839
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19232)
The vulnerability allows a local user to impersonate nonexistent users.
The vulnerability exists in sudo due to incorrect processing of numeric uids that are not associated with any existing user account. A local user with access to a Runas ALL sudoer accountcan impersonate a a nonexistent user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.