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Posted on 21 January 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-23
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: sudo: Privilege escalation
Date: January 21, 2014
Bugs: #459722
ID: 201401-23

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo which could result in
privilege escalation.

Background
==========
sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
commands as other users. Access to commands may also be granted on a
range to hosts.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/sudo < 1.8.6_p7 >= 1.8.6_p7

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in sudo:

* sudo does not correctly validate the controlling terminal on a system
without /proc or when the tty_tickets option is enabled.
* sudo does not properly handle the clock when it is set to the epoch.

Impact
======
A local attacker with sudo privileges could connect to the stdin,
stdout, and stderr of the terminal of a user who has authenticated with
sudo, allowing the attacker to hijack the authorization of the other
user. Additionally, a local or physically proximate attacker could set
the system clock to the epoch, bypassing time restrictions on sudo
authentication.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.8.6_p7"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1775
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1775
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-1776
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1776
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-2776
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2776
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-2777
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2777

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-23.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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