Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access
CVE-2025-32463 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by libnss-sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1, released June 30, 2025. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 29, 2025. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.
Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because/etc/nsswitch.conf from a user-controlled directory is used with the--chroot option.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libnss-sudo · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | libnss-sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| libnss-sudo · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | libnss-sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| libnss-sudo · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | libnss-sudo 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| sudo · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.9.16p2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32463 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · Debian 14 | 1.9.16p2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32463 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · RHEL 10 | 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | RHSA-2025:11537 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | sudo 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| sudo · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | sudo 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| sudo · almalinux 10 | 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ALSA-2025:11537 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| sudo · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo · ol 10 | 0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ELSA-2025-11537 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| sudo · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02177-1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · rocky 10 | 0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | RLSA-2025:11537 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| sudo · sles 15.6 | 1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02177-1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo · sles 15.7 | 1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02177-1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | sudo-ldap 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | sudo-ldap 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.10.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| sudo-ldap · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | sudo-ldap 1.9.16p2-1ubuntu1.1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| sudo-logsrvd · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-logsrvd-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-python-plugin · almalinux 10 | 1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ALSA-2025:11537 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| sudo-python-plugin · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| sudo-python-plugin · ol 10 | 0:1.9.15-8.p5.el10_0.2 | ELSA-2025-11537 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| sudo-python-plugin-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2025-1070 | Jul 3, 2025 |
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