Oracle alert ELSA-2012-1149 (sudo)

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[El-errata] ELSA-2012-1149 Moderate: Oracle Linux 5 sudo security
 and bug fix update 
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Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:12:38 -0700
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Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2012-1149

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1149.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 5 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm

ia64:
sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol5/SRPMS-updates/sudo-1.7.2p1-14.e...



Description of changes:

[1.7.2p1-14.2]
- added a workaround for a race condition in handling child processes
   Resolves: rhbz#844978

[1.7.2p1-14.1]
- don't remove the sudoers: line from nsswitch.conf on update
- use safe temporary file for nsswitch.conf
- call restorecon after modifying nsswitch.conf
- fixed command escaping
- patch: Use SIG_SETMASK when resetting signal mask instead of SIG_UNBLOCK
   Resolves: rhbz#842759
   Resolves: rhbz#844420
   Resolves: rhbz#844419
   Resolves: rhbz#844418
   Resolves: rhbz#844443


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