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   openSUSE Security Update: sudo security update
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:0591-1
Rating:             important
References:         #635843 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2956
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.3
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   sudo's handling of the -g command line option allowed to
   also specify -u in some cases, therefore allowing users to
   actually run commands as root (CVE-2010-2956).


Patch Instructions:

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

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch sudo-3083

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch sudo-3083

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      sudo-1.7.2p7-2.1.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      sudo-1.7.2-2.3.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2956.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/635843