openSUSE Security Update : sudo (sudo-472)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40140

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of sudo fixes a bug that allowed - depending on the sudoers rules - a sudo-user to execute arbitrary shell commands as root.

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40140

File Name: suse_11_0_sudo-090126.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2009