[CLA-2001:381] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - sudo
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:23:08 -0300
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Subject: [CLA-2001:381] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - sudo
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : sudo
SUMMARY : Local buffer overflow
DATE : 2001-02-26 13:22:00
ID : CLA-2001:381
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, prg grАficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 6.0
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DESCRIPTION
"sudo" is a program used to delegate superuser privileges to ordinary
users and only for specific commands.
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in sudo which could be used
by an attacker to obtain higher privileges.
SOLUTION
All sudo users should upgrade the package.
The problem was reported in sudo's bugzilla by [email protected] and
the author, Todd C. Miller, released an updated version.
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/sudo-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/sudo-doc-1.6.3p6-1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades of RPM packages:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates
(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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