CVE-2012-3440
Publication date 8 August 2012
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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sudo | 12.04 LTS precise |
Not affected
|
11.10 oneiric |
Not affected
|
|
11.04 natty |
Not affected
|
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
|
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8.04 LTS hardy |
Not affected
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