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ELSA-2012-0309 Low: Oracle Linux sudo security and bug fix update

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ELSA-2012-0309 Low: Oracle Linux sudo security and bug fix update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/18/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/23/2012
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sudo

References

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