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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68178
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2010-258-03)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-258-03 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2010-258-03 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New sudo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2,
11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a directory permissions
issue. These replacement packages restore the correct permissions to /var.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/sudo-1.7.4p4-i486-2_slack13.1.txz: Rebuilt.
The last sudo packages accidentally changed the permissions on /var from
755 to 700. This build restores the proper permissions.
Thanks to Petri Kaukasoina for pointing this out.
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'sudo' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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