{"id":"USN-5908-1","summary":"sudo vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the per-command chroot\nfeature. In certain environments where Sudo is configured with a rule that\ncontains a CHROOT setting, a local attacker could use this issue to cause\nSudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate\nprivileges.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:58Z","published":"2023-03-02T14:00:27Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27320"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-27320","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27320"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5908-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-27320"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"sudo","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/sudo@1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3"}]}],"versions":["1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2","1.9.9-1ubuntu2","1.9.9-1ubuntu2.1","1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"sudo","binary_version":"1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3"},{"binary_name":"sudo-ldap","binary_version":"1.9.9-1ubuntu2.3"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-27320"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5908-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}