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SUSE: 2025:02174-1 important: sudo local privilege escalation fix

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An essential patch for sudo tackles local privilege elevation issues affecting SUSE Linux offerings. Apply without delay for protection.
* bsc#1245274 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-32462

Summary

## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2174=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2174=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * sudo-1.8.27-4.54.1 * sudo-debugsource-1.8.27-4.54.1 * sudo-devel-1.8.27-4.54.1 * sudo-debuginfo-1.8.27-4.54.1

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1245274

Cross-

* CVE-2025-32462

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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32462.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245274

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02174-1
Release Date: 2025-06-30T14:31:35Z
Rating: important

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