--- sudoers +++ sudoers @@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ # Defaults specification +# Prevent environment variables from influencing programs in an +# unexpected or harmful way (CVE-2005-2959, CVE-2005-4158, CVE-2006-0151) +Defaults always_set_home +Defaults env_reset + +Defaults env_keep = "LANG LC_ADDRESS LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_MEASUREMENT LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NAME LC_NUMERIC LC_PAPER LC_TELEPHONE LC_TIME LC_ALL LANGUAGE LINGUAS XDG_SESSION_COOKIE" +# Comment out the preceding line and uncomment the following one if you need +# to use special input methods. This may allow users to compromise the root +# account if they are allowed to run commands without authentication. +#Defaults env_keep = "LANG LC_ADDRESS LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_MEASUREMENT LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NAME LC_NUMERIC LC_PAPER LC_TELEPHONE LC_TIME LC_ALL LANGUAGE LINGUAS XDG_SESSION_COOKIE XMODIFIERS GTK_IM_MODULE QT_IM_MODULE QT_IM_SWITCHER" + +# In the default (unconfigured) configuration, sudo asks for the root password. +# This allows use of an ordinary user account for administration of a freshly +# installed system. When configuring sudo, delete the two +# following lines: +Defaults targetpw # ask for the password of the target user i.e. root +ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL # WARNING! Only use this together with 'Defaults targetpw'! + # Runas alias specification # User privilege specification