DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2956

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2956

    Published: 10 Sept 2010Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-2956

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2956

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.4p4-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High