vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5811-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5811-1",
  "summary": "sudo vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Matthieu Barjole and Victor Cutillas discovered that Sudo incorrectly\nhandled user-specified editors when using the sudoedit command. A local\nattacker that has permission to use the sudoedit command could possibly use\nthis issue to edit arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-22809)\n\nIt was discovered that the Protobuf-c library, used by Sudo, incorrectly\nhandled certain arithmetic shifts. An attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause Sudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-33070)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-33070",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22809"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-01-18T17:44:58Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:29Z",
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      },
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        "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.3",
        "1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4"
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5811-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-33070"
    },
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    }
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}