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Debian Wheezy DLA-1011-1 Critical: Sudo Input Validation Flaw

debian lts
Calendar Grey July 3, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
To improve system security on Debian Wheezy, it is essential to update the sudo packages due to critical input validation vulnerabilities, ensuring protection against exploits
Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20p1 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded newlines) in the get_process_ttyname() function resulting in information disclosure a...

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.8.5p2-1+nmu3+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: sudo
Version: 1.8.5p2-1+nmu3+deb7u4
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000368
Debian Bug: 863897

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