Linux Sudo Advisory: Execute Commands As Root Without Permission

A Linux Sudo bug which allows users to run some restricted commands as root without permission has been discovered. Learn more about this security vulnerability in an informative Techworm article:

Sudo, one of the most commonly used utilities in Linux, has been found to have a vulnerability that could allow malicious users or programs to execute arbitrary commands as root on a targeted Linux system without clearance.

The flaw was found to be working only on Linux systems that have a non-standard configuration.

For those unaware, Sudo is aprogramforUnix-likecomputeroperating systemsthat allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the‘superuser’ (a specialuser accountused forsystem administration).

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