Packages
- sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Details
It was discovered that Sudo did not properly handle time-based access
restrictions when sudoers rules used NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER with
timestamps omitting the trailing timezone indicator. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute commands outside the intended
time window by manipulating the TZ environment variable.
It was discovered that Sudo did not properly handle time-based access
restrictions when sudoers rules used NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER with
timestamps omitting the trailing timezone indicator. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute commands outside the intended
time window by manipulating the TZ environment variable.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | sudo – 1.9.17p2-1ubuntu3.2 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | sudo – 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.4 | ||
| sudo-ldap – 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.4 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | sudo – 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.7 | ||
| sudo-ldap – 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.7 | |||
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