Debian Bookworm: DSA-5954-1 critical: sudo local privilege escalation
debian
June 30, 2025
Rich Mirch discovered that sudo, a program designed to provide limited super user privileges to specific users, does not correctly handle the host (-h or --host) option
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Summary
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your sudo packages.
For the detailed security status of sudo please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/sudo
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: sudo
CVE ID: CVE-2025-32462
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