| Name | CVE-2015-8239 |
| Description | The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 805563 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sudo (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.16p1-1 | 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 | (not affected) | | | |
| sudo | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| sudo | source | (unstable) | 1.8.17p1-1 | | | 805563 |
Notes
[jessie] - sudo <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - sudo <not-affected> (Command digests are only supported by version 1.8.7 or higher)
[squeeze] - sudo <not-affected> (Command digests are only supported by version 1.8.7 or higher)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/2
Documentation update: https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/24a3d9215c64
Use fexecve where available: https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/397722cdd7ec
Followup: https://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/0cd3cc8fa195