Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870807
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for sudo RHSA-2012:1149-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain users the ability to run commands as root. An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the sudo package's post-uninstall script. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to overwrite an arbitrary file via a symbolic link attack, or modify the contents of the '/etc/nsswitch.conf' file during the upgrade or removal of the sudo package. (CVE-2012-3440) This update also fixes the following bugs: * Previously, sudo escaped non-alphanumeric characters in commands using 'sudo -s' or 'sudo -' at the wrong place and interfered with the authorization process. Some valid commands were not permitted. Now, non-alphanumeric characters escape immediately before the command is executed and no longer interfere with the authorization process. (BZ#844418) All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues. Affected Software/OS: sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 5.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3440 54868 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54868 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844442
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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