CVE-2004-1689
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 1%
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
Products: todd_miller sudo
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | sudo | 1.6.8p3-1 |
| Debian 13 | sudo | 1.6.8p3-1 |
| Debian 14 | sudo | 1.6.8p3-1 |