This update for sudo fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-32462: Fixed a possible local privilege escalation via the --host
option (bsc#1245274).
* CVE-2025-32463: Fixed a possible local privilege Escalation via chroot
option (bsc#1245275).
## 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 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2177=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2177=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2177=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2177=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* system-group-sudo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-debuginfo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-devel-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-policy-sudo-auth-self-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-policy-wheel-auth-self-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-debugsource-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-plugin-python-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-test-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* system-group-sudo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-debuginfo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-devel-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-policy-sudo-auth-self-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-plugin-python-debuginfo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-policy-wheel-auth-self-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-debugsource-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* sudo-plugin-python-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* system-group-sudo-1.9.15p5-150600.3.9.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1245274
* bsc#1245275
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32462.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245274
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245275
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