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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.0121 -- [UNIX/Linux]
vulnerability reported in sudo
6 February 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: sudo
Publisher: Mandriva
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Root Compromise
Increased Privileges
Access: Existing Account
CVE Names: CVE-2009-0034
Ref: AL-2009.0125
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in Linux that also affect
distributions other than Mandriva. It is recommended that
administrators running sudo check for an updated version of the
software for their system.
Revision History: February 6 2009: Updated comment
February 6 2009: Initial Release
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:033
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : sudo
Date : February 4, 2009
Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in sudo which allowed - depending
on the sudoers rules - a sudo-user to execute arbitrary shell commands
as root (CVE-2009-0034).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0034
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
41418ab92af8d15bcd8c91d88ee98de6 2008.0/i586/sudo-1.6.9p5-1.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
5ddf7f6da238512c60b1a4e01300c2cc 2008.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p5-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
066fc052116881512c507761701e5703 2008.0/x86_64/sudo-1.6.9p5-1.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
5ddf7f6da238512c60b1a4e01300c2cc 2008.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p5-1.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
04b1f43831ddc179780d46b92b5ceda8 2008.1/i586/sudo-1.6.9p13-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
74c9baf4110de86f5d10ff07d9e320dc 2008.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p13-1.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
32855dcd816e88e97293cec6eaabfd96 2008.1/x86_64/sudo-1.6.9p13-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
74c9baf4110de86f5d10ff07d9e320dc 2008.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p13-1.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
a10f0612563862401aef2d1eda3518f2 2009.0/i586/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
374b44d579c20a4965ed83e6a1e2954b 2009.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
3a720d40956ffb88f09d205d1bf43a6a 2009.0/x86_64/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
374b44d579c20a4965ed83e6a1e2954b 2009.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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