CVE-2025-32463
CVE-2025-32463
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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.
CVSS 9.3 · Critical · EPSS 55.5% · In KEV · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
sudo
- Versions
- ≥ 1.9.14, < 1.9.17p1: Affected (custom)
Update to 1.9.17p1
sudo Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.9.16p2-3
Update to 1.9.16p2-3
sudo Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.9.16p2-3
Update to 1.9.16p2-3
sudo Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.9.14p2-1ubuntu1
- 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu1
- 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu3
- 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu4
- 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1
Update to 1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5.24.04.1
Original sources
- 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
- https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32463
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463