`sudo` is not reporting the correct version

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • On my system, I have updated sudo - however sudo and rpm are reporting different versions:
# rpm -q sudo
sudo-1.7.2p1-29.el5_10
# sudo -V
Sudo version 1.6.9p17
...

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11

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