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sudo: does not ask for password on GID changes

🗓️ 21 Feb 2012 02:20:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Sudo before 1.7.4p5 lets a local user bypass authentication by changing only the group id with the -g option.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64sudo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcsudo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcsudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-13.el5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5.x86_64.rpm
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13 Jan 2026 22:17Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 24.4
EPSS0.00112
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