Red Hat Security Advisory: sudo security update
The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root. Security Fix(es): * sudo: LPE via host option (CVE-2025-32462) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Summary
The sudo utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 contains a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32462, related to the host option. This vulnerability allows certain users to execute privileged commands without proper authorization escalation controls. Red Hat has released updated sudo packages (version 1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1) that fix this issue across multiple supported architectures. The advisory is classified as Important, and the vulnerability is associated with CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization). No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is considered high based on Red Hat's rating.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local user to escalate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining unauthorized administrative access. This could lead to unauthorized system management actions. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory. The impact is limited to systems running affected versions of sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated sudo packages that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:10110 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: sudo security update
Description
The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root. Security Fix(es): * sudo: LPE via host option (CVE-2025-32462) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
The sudo utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 contains a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32462, related to the host option. This vulnerability allows certain users to execute privileged commands without proper authorization escalation controls. Red Hat has released updated sudo packages (version 1.9.5p2-1.el8_10.1) that fix this issue across multiple supported architectures. The advisory is classified as Important, and the vulnerability is associated with CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization). No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the severity is considered high based on Red Hat's rating.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local user to escalate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining unauthorized administrative access. This could lead to unauthorized system management actions. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory. The impact is limited to systems running affected versions of sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated sudo packages that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:10110 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:9978
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1cc4853345fc1823169
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 11:26:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
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