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Ubuntu update for sudo
Secunia Advisory:	SA18363	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-01-09
Popularity:	5,637 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Ubuntu Linux 4.10 Ubuntu Linux 5.04 Ubuntu Linux 5.10

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Description: Ubuntu has issued an update for sudo. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. For more information: SA18358 Solution: Apply updated packages. -- Ubuntu 4.10 -- Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../sudo/sudo_1.6.7p5-1ubuntu4.5.diff.gz Size/MD5: 28087 c4c49fb56eaf07d8d8312e1563de869a http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.7p5-1ubuntu4.5.dsc Size/MD5: 585 0dfe580569af7a6f75aeb51462d26ca6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.7p5.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5: 349785 55d503e5c35bf1ea83d38244e0242aaf amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...udo/sudo_1.6.7p5-1ubuntu4.5_amd64.deb Size/MD5: 156652 4753cf309a44e54bf6138e9079f2ab30 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sudo/sudo_1.6.7p5-1ubuntu4.5_i386.deb Size/MD5: 146076 2bc7039c20afd55c7c582edf41fda32c powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...o/sudo_1.6.7p5-1ubuntu4.5_powerpc.deb Size/MD5: 153628 9d11cfcfa5032bfb13e5c3e191617cdf -- Ubuntu 5.04 -- Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../sudo/sudo_1.6.8p5-1ubuntu2.4.diff.gz Size/MD5: 31718 cc1670e4bf8f650c084e18d55e190c3c http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.8p5-1ubuntu2.4.dsc Size/MD5: 585 141818c0d2b26303249d6d52c26ce30e http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.8p5.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5: 584832 03538d938b8593d6f1d66ec6c067b5b5 amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...udo/sudo_1.6.8p5-1ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb Size/MD5: 170814 caeb3203cb545fbe24c1a7aa96bc6458 i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sudo/sudo_1.6.8p5-1ubuntu2.4_i386.deb Size/MD5: 159028 f4eabdef51f7cfc9a113ced11357fcfa powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...o/sudo_1.6.8p5-1ubuntu2.4_powerpc.deb Size/MD5: 165906 6fc233ccadceec79b1549d5edc387f3e -- Ubuntu 5.10 -- Source archives: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../sudo/sudo_1.6.8p9-2ubuntu2.3.diff.gz Size/MD5: 28883 2dc82337e89f8b2ec2298e31013d041c http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.8p9-2ubuntu2.3.dsc Size/MD5: 585 03cdee65604b21bb9c0a1a1d8a530d36 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sudo/sudo_1.6.8p9.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5: 585509 6d0346abd16914956bc7ea4f17fc85fb amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...udo/sudo_1.6.8p9-2ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb Size/MD5: 172726 350f0454c379778fec471c47107428ab i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sudo/sudo_1.6.8p9-2ubuntu2.3_i386.deb Size/MD5: 159132 127092a5fc0522ed272df38216d31acc powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5) http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...o/sudo_1.6.8p9-2ubuntu2.3_powerpc.deb Size/MD5: 167288 e049b18ebc0b282e513a3e20427ef4be Original Advisory: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-235-2 Other References: SA18358: http://secunia.com/advisories/SA18358/

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