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CVE

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.
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CVE

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.

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.

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
9.3
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?fieldcve=CVE-2025-32463, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463, https://bugs.gentoo.org/showbug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463, https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3, https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/, https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot, https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/, https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/, https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html, https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/, https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability, https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/

Severity

7.8

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
7.8
EPSS Probability
0.20083%
EPSS Percentile
0.95299%
Introduced Version
26f1789b3fa6252cda11a520a4e797cc18ac5380,0,1.9.14
Fix Available
84e7ca6752a2d3a32452adee177d1f57421dd814,1.9.16p2-3,0:1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1,1.9.17,1.9.17_p1-r0,0:1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.2

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