Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Affecting sudo package, versions [1.9.14,1.9.17p1)
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- published2 Jul 2025
- disclosed29 Jun 2025
- creditRich Mirch
Introduced: 29 Jun 2025
NewCVE-2025-32463 (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 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere when using the -R/--chroot option. An attacker can execute arbitrary code as root by placing it in /etc/nsswitch.conf in the user-specified root directory.