USN-7604-2: Sudo vulnerability

USN-7604-2: Sudo vulnerability

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Mon, 06/30/2025 - 23:28
USN-7604-1 fixed CVE-2025-32462 in sudo. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Rich Mirch discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the host option. In environments where per-host rules are configured in the sudoers file, a local attacker could use this issue to bypass the host restrictions.

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