SUSE-SU-2025:20478-1: important: Security update for sudo

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# Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20478-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-15T14:48:17Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1245274
  * bsc#1245275

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-32462
  * CVE-2025-32463

  
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
  * CVE-2025-32462 ( NVD ):  2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-32462 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-32463 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-32463 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-32463 ( NVD ):  9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-32463 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for sudo fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-32462: Fix a possible local privilege escalation via the --host
    option (bsc#1245274)
  * CVE-2025-32463: Fix 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:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-182=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * sudo-1.9.15p5-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * sudo-debugsource-1.9.15p5-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * sudo-debuginfo-1.9.15p5-slfo.1.1_2.1

## 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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