CVE-2010-2956

Name	CVE-2010-2956
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	595935

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	lenny	(not affected)
sudo	source	(unstable)	1.7.4p4-1			595935

[lenny] - sudo <not-affected> (Only affects 1.7.x)
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html