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Debian DSA-101-1 : sudo - Local root exploit

high Nessus Plugin ID 14938

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Sebastian Krahmer from SuSE found a vulnerability in sudo which could easily lead into a local root exploit.

Solution

Upgrade the sudo packages immediately.

This problem has been fixed in upstream version 1.6.4 as well as in version 1.6.2p2-2.1 for the stable release of Debian GNU/Linux.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14938

File Name: debian_DSA-101.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sudo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0043

DSA: 101