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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade sudo | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade sudo | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/sudo. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade sudo | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade system-group-sudoUpgrade sudo-policy-wheel-auth-selfUpgrade sudo-policy-sudo-auth-selfUpgrade sudoUpgrade sudo-develUpgrade sudo-plugin-python | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade sudo-ldapUpgrade sudo | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 18, 2011 |
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