Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sudo (MDKSA-2005:201)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20127

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Tavis Ormandy discovered that sudo does not perform sufficient environment cleaning; in particular the SHELLOPTS and PS4 variables are still passed to the program running as an alternate user which can result in the execution of arbitrary commands as the alternate user when a bash script is executed.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20127

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-201.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:sudo, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2959

MDKSA: 2005:201

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