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.
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EUVD-2010-2960 | 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. |
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USN-983-1 | Sudo vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T02:55:46.374Z
Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-2956

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-09-10T19:00:02.830
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-2956


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