Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56292
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2006-045-08)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-045-08 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-045-08 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New sudo packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/sudo-1.6.8p12-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to sudo-1.6.8p12. This fixes an issue where a user able to run a Python script through sudo may be able to gain root access. IMHO, running any kind of scripting language from sudo is still not safe... For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ 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 current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0151 BugTraq ID: 16184 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184 Debian Security Information: DSA-946 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159 http://secunia.com/advisories/18358 http://secunia.com/advisories/18363 http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 http://secunia.com/advisories/18558 http://secunia.com/advisories/18906 http://secunia.com/advisories/19016 http://secunia.com/advisories/21692 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:002 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010 https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
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