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openSUSE Security Update : sudo (openSUSE-SU-2010:0591-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49168

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

sudo's handling of the -g command line option allowed to also specify
-u in some cases, therefore allowing users to actually run commands as root (CVE-2010-2956).

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=635843

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-09/msg00008.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49168

File Name: suse_11_2_sudo-100907.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/9/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2956