sudo: incorrect handling of RunAs specification with both user and group lists
Published Sep 10, 2010
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.2p1
- 1.7.2p2
- 1.7.2p3
- 1.7.2p4
- 1.7.2p5
- 1.7.2p6
- 1.7.2p7
- 1.7.3b1
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.4p1
- 1.7.4p2
- 1.7.4p3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0675
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sudo
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.7.2p1-8.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0675 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sudo | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (25)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2956 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2956
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2956
Change history (0)
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