Debian: DSA-2642-1: sudo security update
Debian: DSA-2642-1: sudo security update
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2642-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert March 09, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : sudo Vulnerability : several issues Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-1775 CVE-2013-1776 Debian Bug : 701838 701839 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo, a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2013-1775 Marco Schoepl discovered an authentication bypass when the clock is set to the UNIX epoch [00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970]. CVE-2013-1776 Ryan Castellucci and James Ogden discovered aspects of an issue that would allow session id hijacking from another authorized tty. For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.4p4-2.squeeze.4. For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.5p2-1+nmu1. We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.