- Issued:
- 2009-04-22
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:0438 - sudo bug fix update
Synopsis
sudo bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated sudo package that fixes one bug is now available.
Description
The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain users the ability to run commands as root with logging.
This updated sudo package fixes the following bug:
- sudo was unable to send email updates concerning sudo actions because "mailerflags" and "mailerpath" were not set. Sudo had to be recompiled with sendmail installed in the build environment to enable the auto-configuration system guess the right default values for "mailerflags" and "mailerpath". This update has compiled in default values for "mailerflags" and "mailerpath" and sudo is now able to send email about sudo actions after install.
All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.i386.rpm
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.ppc.rpm
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.ia64.rpm
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.s390x.rpm
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.src.rpm
- sudo-1.6.9p17-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.