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Mar 9, 2021 · Information Security
Why the Critical Sudo Vulnerability (CVE‑2021‑3156) Went Unpatched for 10 Years
A heap‑buffer‑overflow bug in sudo (CVE‑2021‑3156) lets any local user obtain root without a password, existed for a decade before being fixed, and can be tested with a simple sudoedit command on vulnerable Linux distributions.
CVE-2021-3156Linux securityheap overflow
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