Packages
- sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users
Details
Marco Schoepl discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled time stamp files
when the system clock is set to epoch. A local attacker could use this
issue to run Sudo commands without a password prompt.
Marco Schoepl discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled time stamp files
when the system clock is set to epoch. A local attacker could use this
issue to run Sudo commands without a password prompt.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | sudo-ldap – 1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.10 | ||
| sudo – 1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.10 | |||
| 12.10 quantal | sudo-ldap – 1.8.5p2-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| sudo – 1.8.5p2-1ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 12.04 precise | sudo-ldap – 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.4 | ||
| sudo – 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.4 | |||
| 11.10 oneiric | sudo-ldap – 1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.2 | ||
| sudo – 1.7.4p6-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 10.04 lucid | sudo-ldap – 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.6 | ||
| sudo – 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.6 | |||
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