[ GLSA 202507-01 ] sudo: Privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202507-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: sudo: Privilege escalation
Date: July 01, 2025
Bugs: #959314
ID: 202507-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo, the worst of
which could result in privilege escalation.

Background
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sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
commands as other users.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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app-admin/sudo < 1.9.17_p1 >= 1.9.17_p1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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An attacker can escalate privileges to root by providing a special
argument to sudo's --chroot (which is used for chroot purposes). Please
review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.9.17_p1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2025-32462
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32462
[ 2 ] CVE-2025-32463
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202507-01

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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belongs to its owner(s).

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