Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23250
Revision Date:2014-05-26Version:13
Title:ELSA-2012:1149: sudo security and bug fix update (Moderate)
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:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2012-3440
ELSA-2012:1149-00
Platform(s):Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):sudo
Definition Synopsis
  • Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND sudo is earlier than 0:1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2
  • BACK