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Unscored USN-4154-1 1 CVE

sudo vulnerability

Published Oct 14, 2019 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Joe Vennix discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled
certain user IDs. An attacker could potentially exploit this
to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2019-14287 Public exploit EPSS 64%

    In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can bypass certain policy blacklists and s…

    sudo sudo sudo Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14287