openSUSE 10 Security Update : sudo (sudo-5962)

high Nessus Plugin ID 35472

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35472

File Name: suse_sudo-5962.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/28/2009

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:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2009