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CVE-2025-32463

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.3, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from sudo_project, from canonical, from debian and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-06-30T21:15:30.257

Last Modified

2025-11-05T19:26:48.393

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.3 (CRITICAL)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-829

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sudo_project	sudo	< 1.9.17	Yes
Application	sudo_project	sudo	1.9.17	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	22.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	24.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	24.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	25.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	11.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	12.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	13.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	10.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	15	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	15	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_real_time	15.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_real_time	15.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_real_time	15.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server_for_sap	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server_for_sap	12	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/ Release Notes ([email protected])
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability Mitigation, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/ Third Party Advisory (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sudo_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.