SUSE Security Update: Security update for sudo
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0475-1
Rating:             important
References:         #863025 #866503 #868444 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0106
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   This collective update for sudo provides fixes for the
   following issues:

   * Security policy bypass when env_reset is disabled.
   (CVE-2014-0106, bnc#866503)
   * Regression in the previous update that causes a
   segmentation fault when running "sudo -s". (bnc#868444)
   * Command "who -m" prints no output when using
   log_input/log_output sudo options. (bnc#863025)

   Security Issues references:

   * CVE-2014-0106
   


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-9044

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-9044

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-sudo-9044

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      sudo-1.7.6p2-0.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      sudo-1.7.6p2-0.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      sudo-1.7.6p2-0.21.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0106.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/863025
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/866503
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/868444
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:0475-1: important: sudo

April 3, 2014
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now...

Summary

This collective update for sudo provides fixes for the following issues: * Security policy bypass when env_reset is disabled. (CVE-2014-0106, bnc#866503) * Regression in the previous update that causes a segmentation fault when running "sudo -s". (bnc#868444) * Command "who -m" prints no output when using log_input/log_output sudo options. (bnc#863025) Security Issues references: * CVE-2014-0106 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-9044 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-9044 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-sudo-9044 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#863025 #866503 #868444

Cross- CVE-2014-0106

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0106.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/863025

https://bugzilla.novell.com/866503

https://bugzilla.novell.com/868444

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0475-1
Rating: important

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