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Debian: rust-sudo-rs Important Auth Bypass Risks DSA-6052-1

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2025
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Explore security advisory DSA-6052-1 on rust-sudo-rs, addressing authentication bypass and password disclosure risks.
Two security issues were discovered in sudo-rs, a Rust-based implemention of sudo (and su), which could result in the local disclosure of partially typed passwords or an authentica...

Summary

Two security issues were discovered in sudo-rs, a Rust-based implemention
of sudo (and su), which could result in the local disclosure of partially
typed passwords or an authentication bypass in some targetpw/rootpw
configurations.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.5-5+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rust-sudo-rs packages.

For the detailed security status of rust-sudo-rs please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/rust-sudo-rs

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: rust-sudo-rs
CVE ID: not yet available

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