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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50614
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:133 (sudo)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to sudo
announced via advisory MDKSA-2004:133.

Liam Helmer discovered a flow in sudo's environment sanitizing. This
flaw could allow a malicious users with permission to run a shell
script that uses the bash shell to run arbitrary commands.

The problem is fixed in sudo 1.6.8p2
the provided packages have been
patched to correct the issue.

Affected versions: 10.0, 10.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1,
Multi Network Firewall 8.2


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2004:133
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/bash_functions.html

Risk factor : High

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