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initscripts: privilege escalation

Package(s):initscripts CVE #(s):CVE-2005-3629
Created:March 7, 2006 Updated:March 15, 2006
Description: A bug was found in the way initscripts handled various environment variables when the /sbin/service command is run. It is possible for a local user with permissions to execute /sbin/service via sudo to execute arbitrary commands as the 'root' user.
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2006:0015-01 initscripts 2006-03-15
Red Hat RHSA-2006:0016-01 initscripts 2006-03-07

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