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Re: sudo security Was: Reporting missing package during install



Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> http://www.paritynews.com/2013/03/05/762/sudo-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-emerges/

In the article:

  ... it must be possible for users to modify the system time without
  entering a password.

How would this be accomplished?  (Answer cannot contain a use of sudo!
No circular logic please.)

Regardless, Debian is already shipping versions which addresses that
concern.  It was reported 27-Feb-2013 and closed as fixed on
01-Mar-2013.

  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701838

> But note! The Chaos Computer Club does publish howtos using sudo on
> Linux: http://muc.ccc.de/uberbus:ubd
> 
> I don't think the Chaos Computer Club folks would write a howto using
> sudo, if sudo would be a security risk.

Right.  Because normal users can't change the system time.  If they
could other attacks would also be possible.

Bob

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