CVE-2011-0010

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.

• CWE-264

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42886Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42949
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42968
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43282
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018
• http://www.osvdb.org/70400
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530ePatch
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542Patch
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42886Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42949
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42968
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43282
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018
• http://www.osvdb.org/70400
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530ePatch
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542Patch
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636

Published

Jan 18, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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