openSUSE Security Update : sudo (openSUSE-2016-1381)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95533

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for sudo fixes the following issues :

- fix two security vulnerabilities that allowed users to bypass sudo's NOEXEC functionality :

- noexec bypass via system() and popen() [CVE-2016-7032, bsc#1007766]

- noexec bypass via wordexp() [CVE-2016-7076, bsc#1007501]

Sudo was updated to the package from SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update, incorporating the following new feature :

- allow dynamic groups with sudo [fate#318850]

The following bug fixes are included :

- parse /proc/stat for boottime correctly [boo#899252]

- enable SASL authentication [boo#979531]

Solution

Update the affected sudo packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95533

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1381.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/5/2016

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7076

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-test, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9680, CVE-2016-7032, CVE-2016-7076

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