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CentOS 5 : sudo (CESA-2010:0675)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 49203
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated sudo package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain users the ability to run commands as root.
A flaw was found in the way sudo handled Runas specifications containing both a user and a group list. If a local user were authorized by the sudoers file to perform their sudo commands with the privileges of a specified user and group, they could use this flaw to run those commands with the privileges of either an arbitrary user or group on the system. (CVE-2010-2956)
Red Hat would like to thank Markus Wuethrich of Swiss Post - PostFinance for reporting this issue.
Users of sudo should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Solution
Update the affected sudo package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 49203
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0675.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/13/2010
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: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sudo, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-2956
RHSA: 2010:0675