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Scientific Linux: CVE-2010-1163 Moderate: sudo Local Command Execution Risk

Calendar Apr 20, 2010 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate security update sudo local command execution scientific linux SL5
Moderate: sudo security update 
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:46:23 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: sudo on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: sudo security update
Issue date:	2010-04-20
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-1163

In configurations where the ignore_dot option was set to off (the
default is on for the Scientific Linux 5 sudo package), a local user
authorized to use the sudoedit pseudo-command could possibly run
arbitrary commands with the privileges of the users sudoedit was
authorized to run as. (CVE-2010-1163)

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
sudo-1.7.2p1-6.el5_5.src.rpm
 i386:
sudo-1.7.2p1-6.el5_5.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
sudo-1.7.2p1-6.el5_5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson