Debian: DSA-3167-1 Critical: sudo TZ Variable Exploit Mitigation
debian
February 22, 2015
Jakub Wilk reported that sudo, a program designed to provide limited super user privileges to specific users, preserves the TZ variable from a user's environment without any saniti...
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Summary
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.5p2-1+nmu2.
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/
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Package: sudo
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9680
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