CentOS 3 / 4 : sudo (CESA-2005:535)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21838

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated sudo package is available that fixes a race condition in sudo's pathname validation.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain users the ability to run commands as root with logging.

A race condition bug was found in the way sudo handles pathnames. It is possible that a local user with limited sudo access could create a race condition that would allow the execution of arbitrary commands as the root user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1993 to this issue.

Users of sudo should update to this updated package, which contains a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21838

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-535.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sudo, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1993

BID: 13993

RHSA: 2005:535

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