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High ALSA-2023:0282 1 CVE

Important: sudo security update

Published Jan 23, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.

Security Fix(es):

* sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user (CVE-2023-22809)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 sudo 1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1
AlmaLinux · 9 sudo-python-plugin 1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2161142
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0282.html