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ELSA-2010-0122 Important: Enterprise Linux sudo security update

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ELSA-2010-0122 Important: Enterprise Linux sudo security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/24/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sudo

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