Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56173
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2006:1057
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2006:1057
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLSA-2006:1057. This announcement fixes a privilege escalation vulnerability noticed by Tavis Ormandy. Sudo did not clear the SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which could allow local users to gain privileges. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=001057 http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/ Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.6
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 15191 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2959 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html Debian Security Information: DSA-870 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201 http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:025 (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:002 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-213-1 Cert/CC Advisory: TA07-072A http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 http://secunia.com/advisories/17390 http://secunia.com/advisories/17318 http://secunia.com/advisories/17322 http://secunia.com/advisories/17345 http://secunia.com/advisories/17666 http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
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