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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.

Published

2025-06-30T21:15:30.257

Last Modified

2025-10-21T23:16:59.997

Status

Modified

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 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)