Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:1160 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-08-13
Updated:
2012-08-13

RHBA-2012:1160 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

sudo bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated sudo packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The sudo (superuser do) utility allows system administrators to give certain
users the ability to run commands as root.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The RHSA-2012:1149 sudo security update introduced a regression that caused

the permissions of the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to change during the installation
or upgrade of the sudo package. This could cause various services to be unable
to access the file. In reported cases, this bug prevented PostgreSQL from
starting. This update fixes the bug and the file's permissions are no longer
changed in the described scenario. (BZ#846974)

All users of sudo are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • 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 Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
x86_64
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c20b49d25932a47adbaf6224f6b5645c1660348491a1d779e25449928891afbd
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 00747468a6dc5c352b314f733dbb417b364d4df6e9e9c5d03db6542ca5be90df
ia64
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 85f8e6dcebf97efdcda4f03ee243b84efd5ec673a908daeda512d74ee2cf29cd
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: d637c75f7217aa91e778ef1e3d035a950879421a22bbea8cabe84a8068f1a241
i386
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5007dc89a1a38de3e55dacd5ad4565de00834628ef3ccfcbe4f5221167117052
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a62b689c6718f3fe0033f0945e4ab605c8be158cdc7e7b81b55f1a82a84a48de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
x86_64
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c20b49d25932a47adbaf6224f6b5645c1660348491a1d779e25449928891afbd
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 00747468a6dc5c352b314f733dbb417b364d4df6e9e9c5d03db6542ca5be90df
i386
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5007dc89a1a38de3e55dacd5ad4565de00834628ef3ccfcbe4f5221167117052
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a62b689c6718f3fe0033f0945e4ab605c8be158cdc7e7b81b55f1a82a84a48de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
x86_64
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c20b49d25932a47adbaf6224f6b5645c1660348491a1d779e25449928891afbd
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 00747468a6dc5c352b314f733dbb417b364d4df6e9e9c5d03db6542ca5be90df
i386
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5007dc89a1a38de3e55dacd5ad4565de00834628ef3ccfcbe4f5221167117052
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a62b689c6718f3fe0033f0945e4ab605c8be158cdc7e7b81b55f1a82a84a48de

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
s390x
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7f0b4a02f7a5be64df5cb544dc5770fc1d48294125d317b5a4f6728412bb4f39
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c6beb256f352ac35fb0ff949bf958d6d3c63e167b37f63523d8f26555660ef33

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
ppc
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 580da905f9f8df15cee540d000c55b12a41ffdc4c3c632f70cbfeef5dbeaac02
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: e7813f0655f39abe48246b3894fd725bd776692e827b780c1f97fd7b91d5ff0d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.src.rpm SHA-256: aa4dc00b97801ac157f4ae488270760eef34a58f69cdbbc501c8beb83eddd938
x86_64
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c20b49d25932a47adbaf6224f6b5645c1660348491a1d779e25449928891afbd
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 00747468a6dc5c352b314f733dbb417b364d4df6e9e9c5d03db6542ca5be90df
i386
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 5007dc89a1a38de3e55dacd5ad4565de00834628ef3ccfcbe4f5221167117052
sudo-debuginfo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a62b689c6718f3fe0033f0945e4ab605c8be158cdc7e7b81b55f1a82a84a48de

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