openSUSE Security Update: sudo: flaw without env_reset ______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2014:0737-1 Rating: moderate References: #866503 Cross-References: CVE-2014-0106 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

The following security issue was fixed: If the env_reset option is disabled in the sudoers file, a malicious user with sudo permissions may be able to run arbitrary commands with elevated privileges by manipulating the environment of a command the user is legitimately allowed to run.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 11.4:

zypper in -t patch 2014-55

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List:

- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

sudo-1.7.6p2-0.23.1 sudo-debuginfo-1.7.6p2-0.23.1 sudo-debugsource-1.7.6p2-0.23.1

References:

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0106.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/866503