CVE-2026-35535
Published: April 4, 2026Last modified: April 8, 2026
Description
In Sudo through 1.9.17p2 before 3e474c2, a failure of a setuid, setgid, or setgroups call, during a privilege drop before running the mailer, is not a fatal error and can lead to privilege escalation.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | sudo | Fixed (1.9.15_p5-r2) |
| 25 LTS | sudo | Fixed (1.9.17_p2-r1) | |
| Stream | sudo | Fixed (1.9.17_p2-r1) |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/1130593
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/2143042
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
- https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/3e474c2f201484be83d994ae10a4e20e8c81bb69
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00003.html
- https://www.qualys.com/2026/03/10/crack-armor.txt