sudo: insecure temporary file use in RPM %postun script

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 temporary file...

PT-2012-4713 · Red Hat +1 · Red Hat +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 with sudo version 1.7.2 Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file. This is related to a certain Red Hat script...