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[ GLSA 200506-22 ] sudo: Arbitrary command execution
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:26:51 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200506-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: sudo: Arbitrary command execution Date: June 23, 2005 Bugs: #96618 ID: 200506-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in sudo may allow local users to elevate privileges. Background ========== sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run commands as other users. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/sudo < 1.6.8_p9 >= 1.6.8_p9 Description =========== The sudoers file is used to define the actions sudo users are permitted to perform. Charles Morris discovered that a specific layout of the sudoers file could cause the results of an internal check to be clobbered, leaving sudo vulnerable to a race condition. Impact ====== Successful exploitation would permit a local sudo user to execute arbitrary commands as another user. Workaround ========== Reorder the sudoers file using the visudo utility to ensure the 'ALL' pseudo-command precedes other command definitions. Resolution ========== All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.6.8_p9" References ========== [ 1 ] Sudo Announcement http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-22.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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