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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0261
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0261)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0261 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0261 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability in functionality for adding support of SHA-2 digests along
with the command was found. The sudoers plugin performs this digest
verification while matching rules, and later independently calls execve()
to execute the binary. This results in a race condition if the digest
functionality is used as suggested (in fact, the rules are matched before
the user is prompted for a password, so there is not negligible time frame
to replace the binary from underneath sudo) (CVE-2015-8239).

Affected Software/OS:
'sudo' package(s) on Mageia 5.

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-2015-8239
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/22
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