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SUSE-SA:2005:036: sudo

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SUSE-SA:2005:036: sudo

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/24/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/08/2005
Modified
11/18/2015

Description

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Solution(s)

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