Recommended update for sudo
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sudo
This update for sudo provides the following fixes:
* Escape "sudo -i" and "sudo -s" command arguments to
prevent command line corruption. (bnc#823796)
* Adjust the sudoers(5) manual page to reflect
SUSE-specific changes. (bnc#823292)
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2014:0312-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #823292 #823796 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update for sudo provides the following fixes:
* Escape "sudo -i" and "sudo -s" command arguments to
prevent command line corruption. (bnc#823796)
* Adjust the sudoers(5) manual page to reflect
SUSE-specific changes. (bnc#823292)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-8915 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo-8915 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-sudo-8915
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- sudo-1.7.6p2-0.19.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- sudo-1.7.6p2-0.19.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- sudo-1.7.6p2-0.19.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/823292
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/823796
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=67d1d49e7ab71ae3435113c72703091d