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CVE-2010-2956

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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 line containing a "-u root" sequence.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628

http://secunia.com/advisories/40508

http://secunia.com/advisories/41316

http://secunia.com/advisories/42787

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025

Details

Published: 2010-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

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