{"id":"CVE-2010-2956","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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:22.148347Z","published":"2010-09-10T19:00:02Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/40508"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/41316"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/42787"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}