Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS USN-1234-1 CVE-2025-78901 High Local Escalation
suse
April 28, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for sudo fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-35535: unhandled failure of `setuid`, `setgid` or `setgroups` calls during a mailer privilege drop allows for local privilege escalation (bsc#1261420). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-616=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-616=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * sudo-policy-sudo-auth-self-1.9.17p1-160000.3.1 * sudo-devel-1.9.17p1-160000.3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1261420
Cross-
* CVE-2026-35535
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-35535 ( SUSE ): 7.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-35535 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-35535 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35535.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261420
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21369-1
Release Date: 2026-04-22T09:56:41Z
Rating: important
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