Fedora 11 : sudo-1.7.2p5-1.fc11 (2010-3415)

update to new upstream version - backported changes from F-12 - fixes CVE-2010-0426 sudo: sudoedit option can possibly allow for arbitrary code execution Fedora all 567676 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory...

sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation

Security Advisory @ Mediaservice.net Srl 02, 19/04/2010 Data Security Division Title: sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation Application: sudo = 1.7.2p5 Platform: Linux, maybe others Description: A local user with permission to run the sudoedit pseudo-command can gain root...

Sudo 1.7.2p5 Local Privilege Escalation

Security Advisory @ Mediaservice.net Srl 02, 19/04/2010 Data Security Division Title: sudoedit local privilege escalation through PATH manipulation Application: sudo Maurizio Agazzini Vendor Status: sudo team notified on 26/03/2010 CVE Candidate: The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project h...

[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: sudo-1.7.2p5-1.fc11

Sudo superuser do allows a system administrator to give certain users or groups of users the ability to run some or all commands as root while logging all commands and arguments. Sudo operates on a per-command basis. It is not a replacement for the shell. Features include: the ability to restrict...