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openSUSE Security Update : sudo (openSUSE-2016-1402)
high Nessus Plugin ID 95556
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for sudo fixes the following security issues :- Fix two security vulnerabilities that allowed users to bypass sudo's NOEXEC functionality :
- noexec bypass via system() and popen() [CVE-2016-7032, bsc#1007766]
- noexec bypass via wordexp() [CVE-2016-7076, bsc#1007501]
- Fix unsafe handling of TZ environment variable.
[CVE-2014-9680, bsc#917806]
Additionally, these non-security fixes are included in the update :
- Fix 'ignoring time stamp from the future' message after each boot with !tty_tickets. [bsc#899252]
- Enable support for SASL-based authentication.
[bsc#979531]
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected sudo packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007501
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007766
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=899252
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 95556
File Name: openSUSE-2016-1402.nasl
Version: 2.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/6/2016
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sudo-test, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2016