| Name | CVE-2014-9680 |
| Description | sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-160-1, DSA-3167-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 772707 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| sudo (PTS) | buster | 1.8.27-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.8.27-1+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.15p5-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sudo | source | squeeze | 1.7.4p4-2.squeeze.5 | DLA-160-1 | ||
| sudo | source | wheezy | 1.8.5p2-1+nmu2 | DSA-3167-1 | ||
| sudo | source | jessie | 1.8.10p3-1+deb8u2 | |||
| sudo | source | (unstable) | 1.8.12-1 | 772707 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/650ac6938b59 (1.8.x)
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/ac1467f71ac0 (typos)
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/91859f613b88 (description)
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/579b02f0dbe0 (improved description)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/12