CVE-2022-43995 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-43995: Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.9.12, with the crypt() password backend, contains a plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c array-out-of-bounds error that can result in a heap-based buffer over-read. This can be triggered by arbitrary local users with access to Sudo by entering a password of seven characters or fewer. T

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-43995 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

sudo→ fixed in1.9.12p1-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y sudo
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

sudo→ fixed in1.9.12p1-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y sudo
```

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