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Posted on 30 June 2025
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5954-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
June 30, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : sudo
CVE ID : CVE-2025-32462
Rich Mirch discovered that sudo, a program designed to provide limited
super user privileges to specific users, does not correctly handle the
host (-h or --host) option. Due to a bug the host option was not
restricted to listing privileges only and could be used when running a
command via sudo or editing a file with sudoedit. Depending on the rules
present in the sudoers file the flaw might allow a local privilege
escalation attack.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.
For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sudo
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
