{"id":"USN-5811-2","summary":"sudo vulnerability","details":"USN-5811-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly\n handled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local\n attacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use\n this issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:31:41.559123964Z","published":"2023-01-18T19:23:38Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22809"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-22809","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22809"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22809"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.8.12-1ubuntu3","1.8.16-0ubuntu1","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.1","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.2","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.3","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.4","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.6","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.7","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.8","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.9","1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"sudo","binary_version":"1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm1"},{"binary_name":"sudo-ldap","binary_version":"1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2023-22809"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5811-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}