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Title: 'Serious' Linux Sudo Bug's Damage Potential Actually May Be Small Post by: HCK on October 17, 2019, 04:05:16 pm 'Serious' Linux Sudo Bug's Damage Potential Actually May Be Small
Developers have patched a vulnerability in Sudo, a core command utility for Linux, that could allow a user to execute commands as a root user even if that root access was specifically disallowed. The patch prevents potential serious consequences within Linux systems. However, the Sudo vulnerability posed a threat only to a narrow segment of the Linux user base, according to Todd Miller, a maintainer of the open source Sudo project. Source: 'Serious' Linux Sudo Bug's Damage Potential Actually May Be Small (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86298.html?rss=1) |