SUSE-SU-2025:02177-1: important: Security update for sudo

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# Security update for sudo

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02177-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-30T17:53:19Z  
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-2025-32463 ( 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

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

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

## Package List:

  * 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
    * 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

## 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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