ghsa-695j-c63m-mvxc
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-06-30 21:30
Modified
2025-07-22 15:32
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf from a user-controlled directory is used with the --chroot option.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-32463"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-829"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-30T21:15:30Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf from a user-controlled directory is used with the --chroot option.",
  "id": "GHSA-695j-c63m-mvxc",
  "modified": "2025-07-22T15:32:23Z",
  "published": "2025-06-30T21:30:54Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32463"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-mitigate-sudo-vulnerability"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-32463-detect-sudo-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502177-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32463.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/chroot_bug"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sudo.ws/releases/changelog"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.secpod.com/blog/sudo-lpe-vulnerabilities-resolved-what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2025-32462-and-cve-2025-32463"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/30/3"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7604-1"
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://iototsecnews.jp/2025/07/01/linux-sudo-chroot-vulnerability-enables-hackers-to-elevate-privileges-to-root"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-32463.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-32463"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-32463"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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