CVE-2010-2956
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2956
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-2956.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-2956
- Downstream
- Published
- 2010-09-10T19:00:02Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:41:22.148347Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- 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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html
- 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392