CVE-2023-42465

7.0 HIGH
Published: December 22, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025
View on NVD

Description

Sudo before 1.9.15 might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass or privilege escalation) because application logic sometimes is based on not equaling an error value (instead of equaling a success value), and because the values do not resist flips of a single bit.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545
Source: cve@mitre.org
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R4Q23NHCKCLFIHSNY6KJ27GM7FSCEVXM/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6XMRUJCPII4MPWG43HTYR76DGLEYEFZ/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-29
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0002/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/7873f8334c8d31031f8cfa83bd97ac6029309e4f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/releases/tag/SUDO_1_9_15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R4Q23NHCKCLFIHSNY6KJ27GM7FSCEVXM/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6XMRUJCPII4MPWG43HTYR76DGLEYEFZ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R4Q23NHCKCLFIHSNY6KJ27GM7FSCEVXM/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6XMRUJCPII4MPWG43HTYR76DGLEYEFZ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
0th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sudo_project