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CentOS Update for sudo CESA-2012:1081 centos6

🗓️ 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. A flaw was found in the way the network matching code in sudo handled multiple IP networks listed in user specification configuration directives. All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issu

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2012-July/018739.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881129");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-07-30 16:18:12 +0530 (Mon, 30 Jul 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2337");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2012:1081");
  script_name("CentOS Update for sudo CESA-2012:1081 centos6");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"sudo on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give
  certain users the ability to run commands as root.

  A flaw was found in the way the network matching code in sudo handled
  multiple IP networks listed in user specification configuration directives.
  A user, who is authorized to run commands with sudo on specific hosts,
  could use this flaw to bypass intended restrictions and run those commands
  on hosts not matched by any of the network specifications. (CVE-2012-2337)

  All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
  contains a backported patch to correct this issue.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"sudo", rpm:"sudo~1.7.4p5~12.el6_3", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.00399
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