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Debian update for sudo


Secunia ID

SA49244

CVE-ID

CVE-2012-2337

Release Date

24 May 2012

Criticality

Less Critical

Solution Status

Vendor Patch

Where

From local network

Impact
Security Bypass

This covers vulnerabilities or security issues where malicious users or people can bypass certain security mechanisms of the application.

The actual impact varies significantly depending on the design and purpose of the affected application.

Description

Debian has issued an update for sudo. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA49219

Solution

Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.

Original Advisory

DSA-2478-1:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2478