Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0426
CVE-2010-0426
Description
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
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Affected products
33cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 31 more
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: >=1.6.0, <1.6.9p21 || >=1.7.0, <1.7.2p4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
29- ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gznvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362nvdPatch
- www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/38659nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38762nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38795nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38803nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38915nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39399nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cginvd
- sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fenvd
- sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xmlnvd
- www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threadednvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238nvd
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