CVE-2011-0010
N/A
Published: January 18, 2011 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSudo
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- 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/2011/01/11/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1
References (30)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42886Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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