| Name | CVE-2009-0034 |
| Description | parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sudo (PTS) | buster | 1.8.27-1+deb10u3 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1.8.27-1+deb10u6 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.15p5-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sudo | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
| sudo | source | (unstable) | 1.6.9p17-2 | medium | | |
Notes
[etch] - sudo <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)