Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20123440000
Revision Date:2012-08-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-3440 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-3440
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, the 'sudo' package in precise is not affected.
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