From 7b23ec259625861232fbbf1cb7dc821ab119c1ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:49:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] add a news entry --- debian/NEWS | 16 ++++++++++++++++ debian/changelog | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index d59d56f..3c0b573 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,19 @@ +sudo (1.8.2-1) unstable; urgency=low + + The sudo package is no longer configured using --with-secure-path. + Instead, the provided sudoers file now contains a line declaring + 'Defaults secure_path=' with the same path content that was previously + hard-coded in the binary. A consequence of this change is that if you + do not have such a definition in sudoers, the PATH searched for commands + by sudo may be empty. + + Using explicit paths for each command you want to run with sudo will work + well enough to allow the sudoers file to be updated with a suitable entry + if one is not already present and you choose to not accept the updated + version provided by the package. + + -- Bdale Garbee Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:33:11 -0600 + sudo (1.7.4p4-2) unstable; urgency=low The HOME and MAIL environment variables are now reset based on the diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index e04a986..78993b6 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ sudo (1.8.2-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low when sudo is used in cron, etc, closes: #519700 * patch from Steven McDonald to fix segfault on startup under certain conditions, closes: #639568 + * add a NEWS entry regarding the secure_path change made in 1.8.2-1, + closes: #639336 -- Bdale Garbee Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:55:56 -0600 -- 2.47.2