{"id":"USN-3968-2","summary":"sudo vulnerability","details":"USN-3968-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Sudo did not properly parse the contents of\n /proc/[pid]/stat when attempting to determine its controlling tty. A local\n attacker in some configurations could possibly use this to overwrite any\n file on the filesystem, bypassing intended permissions. (CVE-2017-1000368)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:31Z","published":"2019-05-29T16:42:34Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000368"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-1000368","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000368"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3968-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000368"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo@1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3","1.8.8-2ubuntu1","1.8.8-2ubuntu2","1.8.9p4-1ubuntu1","1.8.9p4-1ubuntu2","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.2","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.3","1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1","binary_name":"sudo"},{"binary_version":"1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.5+esm1","binary_name":"sudo-ldap"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-1000368","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3968-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}