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CVE-2005-2959

Publication date 25 October 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sudo 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-213-1
    • sudo vulnerability
    • 28 October 2005

Other references