CVE-2011-0010

sudo: does not ask for password on GID changes

Published Jan 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0037 check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1046-1 Sudo vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42886 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42949 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42968 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43282 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/70400 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0010 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0010 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:36 PM
Reserved
Dec 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 18, 2011, 6:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 11, 2011, 12:00 AM