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Sudo vulnerability could give attackers root access on Linux systems
Wednesday January 27, 2021. 11:50 AM , from BetaNews
Security researchers have revealed details of a vulnerability in Sudo that could be exploited by an attacker to gain root privileges on a wide range of Linux-based systems. News of the security flaw was shared by Qualys, and it has been described as 'perhaps the most significant sudo vulnerability in recent memory'. Worryingly, the heap-based buffer overflow bug has existed for almost a decade. It is known as Baron Samedit, tracked as CVE-2021-3156, and affects various versions of Sudo. See also: Security researchers develop unofficial patch for drive-corrupting Windows 10 NTFS bug Microsoft reveals workaround to fix Conexant ISST audio… [Continue Reading]
https://betanews.com/2021/01/27/sudo-baron-samedit-vulnerability-linux/
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