CVE-2015-5602
sudo - security update
EPSS 5.5%
Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
How to fix CVE-2015-5602
To remediate CVE-2015-5602, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/sudo—upgrade to 1.8.15-1.1 or later
- Debian/sudo—upgrade to 1.7.4p4-2.squeeze.6 or later
- Debian/sudo—upgrade to 1.8.5p2-1+nmu3+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-5602 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.8.15-1.1
- from 0, < 1.7.4p4-2.squeeze.6
- from 0, < 1.8.5p2-1+nmu3+deb7u1