Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Sudo project / Sudo | affected 1.9.14 before 1.9.17p1 |
CWE
CWE-829
References
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/
- https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog/
- https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32463
- https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463/
- https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.