Security update for sudo

SUSE Security Update: Security update for sudo
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0985-1
Rating: moderate
References: #880764 #901145 #904694 #917806
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that solves one vulnerability and has three fixes is now available.

    Description:

    This update for sudo provides the following fixes:

    • Handle TZ environment variable safely. (CVE-2014-9680, bnc#917806)
    • Do not truncate long commands (131072 or more characters) without any warning. (bnc#901145)
    • Create log files with ownership set to user and group 'root'. (bnc#904694)
    • Close PAM session properly. (bnc#880764)

    Security Issues:

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security 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=10686
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-sudo=10686
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-sudo=10686

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • sudo-1.7.6p2-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • sudo-1.7.6p2-0.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • sudo-1.7.6p2-0.23.1

    References: