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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-078

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-078
Posted Apr 28, 2010
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-078 - The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ., which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426. Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Packages for 2009.0 are provided due to the Extended Maintenance Program.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, local, trojan
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2010-1163
SHA-256 | 434d5ae46530ca84b4e40cec180a734b59057077f1e870dbe4462b04e8ee1772

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-078

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:078-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : sudo
Date : April 28, 2010
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in sudo:

The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does
not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has
the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH
contains an entry for ., which allows local users to execute arbitrary
commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit,
a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426 (CVE-2010-1163).

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0
customers.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Update:

Packages for 2009.0 are provided due to the Extended Maintenance
Program.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1163
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
7e7362e28da1dadf1e9e49688c2388fa 2009.0/i586/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.4mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
bc3a2e562beff984298dec1a5de1e88b 2009.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.4mdv2009.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
8edb8fe51c5e20485dfb05e77fed1810 2009.0/x86_64/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.4mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
bc3a2e562beff984298dec1a5de1e88b 2009.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.9p17-1.4mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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