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    From glsamaker@gentoo.org@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 1 21:00:01 2025
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202507-01
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    Severity: High
    Title: sudo: Privilege escalation
    Date: July 01, 2025
    Bugs: #959314
    ID: 202507-01

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo, the worst of
    which could result in privilege escalation.

    Background
    ==========

    sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run
    commands as other users.

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected
    -------------- ------------ ------------
    app-admin/sudo < 1.9.17_p1 >= 1.9.17_p1

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in sudo. Please review the
    CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    An attacker can escalate privileges to root by providing a special
    argument to sudo's --chroot (which is used for chroot purposes). Please
    review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.9.17_p1"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2025-32462
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32462
    [ 2 ] CVE-2025-32463
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202507-01

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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