Sudo Supplemental Group Privilege Error Lets Certain Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021688 |
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021688
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0034
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 5 2009
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Impact:
Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.6.9 - 1.6.9p19
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Sudo. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system in certain cases.
The software does not properly process supplemental group entries in the 'sudoers' configuration file. A local user that is permitted to run commands as any user of a group that the local user is also a member of can run certain commands with root privileges.
Harald Koenig reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system in certain cases.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.6.9p20, 1.7.0).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/group_vector.html
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Vendor URL: www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/group_vector.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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