# CVE-2023-22809: sudo: The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permi... CVE-2023-22809 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5, released January 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22809 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.8 (Important) - EPSS: 0.5537 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jan 17, 2023 ## Description The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root. Security Fix(es): * sudo: arbitrary file write with privileges of the RunAs user (CVE-2023-22809) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | sudo Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | [DSA-5321-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5321-1.md) | Jan 18, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.9.12p2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22809](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-22809.md) | Jan 18, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.9.12p2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22809](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-22809.md) | Jan 18, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Debian 14 | 1.9.12p2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22809](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-22809.md) | Jan 18, 2023 | | Linux | sudo RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.29-8.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:0284](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0284.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5 | [sudo 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-sudo-1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4 | [sudo 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-sudo-1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2 | [sudo 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-sudo-1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo almalinux 8 | 1.8.29-8.el8_7.1 | [ALSA-2023:0284](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0284.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo almalinux 9 | 1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo ol 8 | 0:1.8.6p3-29.0.4.el6_10.3 | [ELSA-2023-12143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-12143.md) | Feb 28, 2023 | | Linux | sudo ol 9 | 0:1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo rocky 8 | 0:1.8.29-8.el8_7.1 | [RLSA-2023:0284](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0284.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo rocky 9 | 0:1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [RLSA-2023:0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-devel amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-devel ol 8 | 0:1.8.6p3-29.0.4.el6_10.3 | [ELSA-2023-12143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-12143.md) | Feb 28, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-ldap Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5 | [sudo-ldap 1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-sudo-ldap-1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.5.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-ldap Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4 | [sudo-ldap 1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-sudo-ldap-1.8.31-1ubuntu1.4.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-ldap Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2 | [sudo-ldap 1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-sudo-ldap-1.9.9-1ubuntu2.2.md) | Jan 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-logsrvd amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-logsrvd-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-python-plugin RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-python-plugin almalinux 9 | 1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-python-plugin amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-python-plugin ol 9 | 0:1.9.5p2-7.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0282](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0282.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-106](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-106.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T00:53:09Z UTC. 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