[Python-Dev] sudo security hole w/ potential Python connection

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Got this from a Google alert overnight.  It's not really a Python problem
(it's a sudo problem), but it's probably not a bad idea to understand the
implications.

    >> SUDO Python Environment Cleaning Privilege Escalation ...
    >> Secunia - UK
    >> ... This can be exploited by a user with sudo access to a python script
    >> to gain access to an interactive python prompt via the "PYTHONINSPECT"
    >> environment variable ...
    >> <http://secunia.com/advisories/18358/>

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