CVE-2010-2956
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command
02 Description
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-09-10 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a584663177483172fb801c6a5c8bda5f2ce30517bb880f92c1f363000345f613
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2312http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2318http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:175http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2320http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320
- www.securityfocus.com20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudohttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2358http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358
- www.sudo.wshttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-14355http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201009-03http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
- www.securityfocus.com20110105 VMSA-2011-0001 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc, sudo, and openldaphttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2010:017http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- www.securityfocus.com43019http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0675http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
- secunia.com40508http://secunia.com/advisories/40508
- www.securitytracker.com1024392http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392
- secunia.com42787http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0025http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-983-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1
- secunia.com41316http://secunia.com/advisories/41316
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- sudo Fixed in 1.7.4p4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sudo Fixed in 1.7.4p4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sudo Fixed in 1.7.4p4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.