Description
sudo in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 does not clear the stdin buffer when password entry times out, which might allow local users to obtain a password by reading stdin from the parent process after a sudo child process exits.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sudo | 1.6.9p12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | sudo | 1.6.9p12-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | sudo | 1.6.9p12-1 | — |
References
- SUSE-SR:2008:014 vendor-advisory
- opensuse-sudo-information-disclosure(43618) vdb-entry