Ubuntu 2533-1: Sudo vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu2.1 sudo-ldap 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1 sudo-ldap 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: sudo 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.7 sudo-ldap 1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: sudo 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.8 sudo-ldap 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2533-1
CVE-2014-9680
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.9p5-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.8.3p1-1ubuntu3.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.8