ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·4/6/2022
CVE-2021-3156 added to CISA KEV: Sudo Sudo
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-04-06
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-04-27
Why this matters
Sudo contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer overflow, which allows for privilege escalation.
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