SB2025071017 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for sudo 

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SB2025071017 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for sudo

Published: July 10, 2025 Updated: August 22, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025071017
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Protection mechanism failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32462)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures when running sudo with -h (--host) option. If the current configuration provides access to users based on the host they are allowed to execute commands, a local user can bypass such a restriction by providing the hostname via the "-h" option they are allowed to execute commands. The vulnerability affects systems that use a common sudoers file that is distributed to multiple machines or when LDAP-based sudoers (including SSSD) is used. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References