Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux Sudo allows local users to gain root privileges
Security Affairs
JANUARY 27, 2021
The vulnerability was introduced in July 2011 ( commit 8255ed69 ), and affects all versions from 1.8.2 ” Qualys researchers developed three exploits for this flaw that allowed them to achieve full root privileges on major Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 20.04 (Sudo 1.8.31), Debian 10 (Sudo 1.8.27), and Fedora 33 (Sudo 1.9.2).
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