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Go to dashboardSudo's -R (--chroot) option can be abused by a local user to run arbitrary commands as root, even without a sudoers entry. The attacker gets full root on the machine.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 5h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudo Sudo | vendor | – | – |
| sudo project sudo | vendor | >= 1.9.14, < 1.9.17 | 1.9.17 |
| sudo project sudo | vendor | = 1.9.17 | – |
| canonical ubuntu linux | vendor | = 22.04 | – |
| canonical ubuntu linux | vendor | = 24.04 | – |
| canonical ubuntu linux |
| vendor |
| = 24.10 |
| – |
| canonical ubuntu linux | vendor | = 25.04 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 11.0 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 12.0 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 13.0 | – |
| opensuse leap | vendor | = 15.6 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 10.0 | – |
| suse linux enterprise desktop | vendor | = 15 | – |
| suse linux enterprise real time | vendor | = 15.0 | – |
| suse linux enterprise server for sap | vendor | = 12 | – |
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Sudo contains an inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow local attacker to leverage sudo’s -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root, even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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