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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120542
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-259)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-259 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-259 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was found in the way sudo handled time stamp files. An attacker able to run code as a local user and with the ability to control the system clock could possibly gain additional privileges by running commands that the victim user was allowed to run via sudo, without knowing the victim's password. (CVE-2013-1775)

It was found that sudo did not properly validate the controlling terminal device when the tty_tickets option was enabled in the /etc/sudoers file. An attacker able to run code as a local user could possibly gain additional privileges by running commands that the victim user was allowed to run via sudo, without knowing the victim's password. (CVE-2013-2776, CVE-2013-2777)

Affected Software/OS:
'sudo' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1775
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 58203
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58203
Debian Security Information: DSA-2642 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2642
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/22
http://osvdb.org/90677
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1353
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1353.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1701
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1701.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.517440
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0495 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00066.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1754-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2776
BugTraq ID: 58207
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58207
BugTraq ID: 62741
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62741
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701839
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/87023
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916365
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/31
XForce ISS Database: sudo-ttytickets-sec-bypass(82453)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82453
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2777
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