This is the upstream bug - there's a patch there too that could be applied to Ubuntu I think?
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=390 ** Bug watch added: www.sudo.ws/sudo/bugs/ #390 http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=390 -- Sends garbled security warnings if hostname can't be resolved https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530073 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs