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Critical Sudo bugs expose major Linux distros to local Root exploits

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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CVE-2025-32463
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Local Privilege Escalation to Root in Sudo via Untrusted nsswitch.conf with --chroot
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com

Critical Sudo flaws let local users gain root access on Linux systems, the vulnerabilities affect major Linux distributions. Cybersecurity researchers disclosed two vulnerabilities in the Sudo command-line utility for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. Local attackers can exploit the vulnerabilities to escalate privileges to root on affected systems.

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