SUSE-SU-2023:1659-1: moderate: Security update for sudo

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# Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:1659-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * #1203201
  * #1206483
  * #1209361
  * #1209362

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-28486
  * CVE-2023-28487

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-28486 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2023-28486 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-28487 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2023-28487 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issue:

Security fixes:

  * CVE-2023-28486: Fixed missing control characters escaping in log messages
    (bsc#1209362).
  * CVE-2023-28487: Fixed missing control characters escaping in sudoreplay
    output (bsc#1209361).

Other fixes:

  * Fix a situation where "sudo -U otheruser -l" would dereference a NULL
    pointer (bsc#1206483).
  * Do not re-enable the reader when flushing the buffers as part of
    pty_finish() (bsc#1203201).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Moderate update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-1659=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1659=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1659=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1659=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * sudo-devel-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.38.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.38.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.38.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.38.1
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.38.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28486.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28487.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203201
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206483
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209361
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209362

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