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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f36cdf0bc0d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201203-06"> + <title>sudo: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo, allowing local + attackers to possibly gain escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sudo</product> + <announced>2012-03-06</announced> + <revised count="1">2012-03-06</revised> + <bug>351490</bug> + <bug>401533</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/sudo" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.3_p2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.7.4_p5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.3_p2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run + commands as other users. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo:</p> + + <ul> + <li>When the sudoers file is configured with a Runas group, sudo does not + prompt for a password when changing to the new group (CVE-2011-0010). + </li> + <li>A format string vulnerability exists in the "sudo_debug()" function + (CVE-2012-0809). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could possibly gain the ability to run arbitrary + commands with the privileges of other users or groups, including root. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.8.3_p2" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0010">CVE-2011-0010</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0809">CVE-2012-0809</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2011-10-07T23:37:40Z" tag="requester"> + underling + </metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-06T01:39:33Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |