CVE-2023-5182 Information disclosure in subiquity

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Oct 2023 Updated 19 Sep 2024

Attackers in the adm group can read hashed passwords from subiquity logs, potentially enabling privilege escalation on Ubuntu systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-5182?

CVE-2023-5182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. subiquity, published on 6 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of subiquity version 23.09.1 and earlier. An attacker in the adm group could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5182?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Subiquity.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-5182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9j7r-mqx9-67mv, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5182.