| Name | CVE-2010-2956 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 595935 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| sudo (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.8.10p3-1+deb8u9 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1.8.19p1-2.1+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.8.19p1-2.1+deb9u6 | fixed | |
| buster | 1.8.27-1+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 1.8.27-1+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.15p5-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sudo | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| sudo | source | (unstable) | 1.7.4p4-1 | 595935 |
[lenny] - sudo <not-affected> (Only affects 1.7.x)
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html