Incorrect Authorization Affecting sudo package, versions [1.8.8,1.9.17p1)
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- published2 Jul 2025
- disclosed29 Jun 2025
- creditRich Mirch
Introduced: 29 Jun 2025
NewCVE-2025-32462 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade sudo to version 1.9.17p1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in sudoers.c, when processing commands sent with the -h/--host option. This option can be used by remote users to execute commands, in addition to its intended usage of listing privileges. If a sudoers file on the target system has a rule specifying privileges other than ALL or the current hostname, the user can run commands on any host by passing it as the --host value.