CentOS 6 ELS: sudo package with the fix for the CVE-2021-23240 gradual rollout - TuxCare

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A new updated sudo package with the fix for the CVE-2021-23240 within CentOS 6 ELS has been scheduled for gradual rollout from our production repository.

Rollout slot: 1
Rolled out to: 1%
ETA for 100% rollout: July 20

CHANGELOG

sudo-1.8.6p3-32.el6.cloudlinux.els

  • Fix symbolic link attack in SELinux-enabled sudoedit (CVE-2021-23240)

UPDATE COMMAND

yum update sudo*

IMMEDIATE UPDATE (VIA BYPASS)

yum update sudo* --enablerepo=ELS6-rollout-1-bypass

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