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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201003-01
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  Severity: High
     Title: sudo: Privilege escalation
      Date: March 03, 2010
      Bugs: #306865
        ID: 201003-01

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Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities in sudo might allow local users to escalate
privileges and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Background
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sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
commands as other users.

Affected packages
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     Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
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  1  app-admin/sudo     < 1.7.2_p4                         >= 1.7.2_p4

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo:

* Glenn Waller and neonsignal reported that sudo does not properly
  handle access control of the "sudoedit" pseudo-command
  (CVE-2010-0426).

* Harald Koenig reported that sudo does not properly set
  supplementary groups when using the "runas_default" option
  (CVE-2010-0427).

Impact
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A local attacker with privileges to use "sudoedit" or the privilege to
execute commands with the "runas_default" setting enabled could
leverage these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with elevated
privileges.

Workaround
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CVE-2010-0426: Revoke all "sudoedit" privileges, or use the full path
to sudoedit. CVE-2010-0427: Remove all occurrences of the
"runas_default" setting.

Resolution
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All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.7.2_p4"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2010-0426
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0426
  [ 2 ] CVE-2010-0427
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0427

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5