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TI-2023-12055 Aliases CVE-2023-27320GHSA-w8wp-rv4w-h5pp

Sudo before 1.9.13p2 has a double free in the per-command chroot feature.

Priority LOW 35CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Sudo before 1.9.13p2 has a double free in the per-command chroot feature.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01664 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.8 to before 1.9.13VulnerableSudo project
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.13VulnerableSudo project
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.13:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.13 p1VulnerableSudo project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.8 to before 1.9.13 Vulnerable ·Sudo project
  • cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.13 Vulnerable ·Sudo project
  • cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.9.13:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.13 p1 Vulnerable ·Sudo project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27320
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8wp-rv4w-h5pp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 1

Sources

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