Red Hat Security Advisory: sudo security and bug fix update
An updated sudo package that fixes one security issue and several bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-3440US | medium5.6 | — | ||
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149self
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderateexternal
- 842759external
- 844420external
- 844442external
- 844978external
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0309.htmlexternal
- Canonical URLself
remediations (16)
- Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149 - Fixedsudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1149
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