SUSE-SU-2024:0797-2: important: Security update for sudo

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# Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0797-2  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1219026
  * bsc#1220389

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-42465

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-42465 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42465 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
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 one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

NOTE: This update has been retracted as some sudo functionality was changed
incorrectly.

  * CVE-2023-42465: Try to make sudo less vulnerable to ROWHAMMER attacks
    (bsc#1219026).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-797=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-797=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-797=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-797=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.45.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.45.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.45.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.45.1
    * sudo-devel-1.8.27-4.45.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42465.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219026
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220389

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