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CentOS 5 / 6 : sudo (CESA-2012:1081)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59981

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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 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate 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 the network matching code in sudo handled multiple IP networks listed in user specification configuration directives. A user, who is authorized to run commands with sudo on specific hosts, could use this flaw to bypass intended restrictions and run those commands on hosts not matched by any of the network specifications. (CVE-2012-2337)

All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected sudo package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?03c318a0

http://www.nessus.org/u?bb0d6212

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59981

File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-1081.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2012

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2337

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sudo, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2337

BID: 53569

RHSA: 2012:1081