Least Privilege Violation Affecting sudo-debugsource package, versions <0:1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-SUDODEBUGSOURCE-16067194
  • published15 Apr 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2026

Introduced: 3 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-35535  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-272  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 sudo-debugsource to version 0:1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1559.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo-debugsource package and not the sudo-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1