Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0079
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0079)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0079 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0079 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated sudo packages fix security vulnerability: Prior to sudo 1.8.12, the TZ environment variable was passed through unchecked. Most libc tzset() implementations support passing an absolute pathname in the time zone to point to an arbitrary, user-controlled file. This may be used to exploit bugs in the C library's TZ parser or open files the user would not otherwise have access to. Arbitrary file access via TZ could also be used in a denial of service attack by reading from a file or fifo that will block (CVE-2014-9680). The sudo package has been updated to version 1.8.12, fixing this issue and several other bugs. Affected Software/OS: 'sudo' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9680 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1409 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
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