Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02179-1
Release Date: 2025-06-30T17:54:12Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-32462 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-32462 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-32462: Fixed a possible local privilege escalation via the --host option (bsc#1245274).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2179=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-devel-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-test-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-devel-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-devel-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-devel-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • sudo-debugsource-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-devel-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1
    • sudo-debuginfo-1.9.12p1-150500.7.13.1

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