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High USN-5908-1 1 CVE

sudo vulnerability

Published Mar 2, 2023 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the per-command chroot
feature. In certain environments where Sudo is configured with a rule that
contains a CHROOT setting, a local attacker could use this issue to cause
Sudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate
privileges.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS sudo 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-27320