CVE-2010-2956 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting improper handling of sudo command line options when Runas groups are configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2956?
CVE-2010-2956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2956?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
sudo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 |
sudo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 |
sudo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 |
sudo-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 |
Products include Todd Miller Sudo.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2956?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-2956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2956, GHSA-88qq-68fm-2rxx, RHSA-2010:0675.