Oracle Linux 9 : sudo (ELSA-2025-9978)

low Nessus Plugin ID 241068

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-9978 advisory.

[1.9.5p2-10.1] RHEL 9.6.0.Z ERRATUM
- CVE-2025-32462 sudo: LPE via host option Resolves: RHEL-100016

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected sudo and / or sudo-python-plugin packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-9978.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 241068

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-9978.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/1/2025

Updated: 7/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32462

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.8

Temporal Score: 2.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:6:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:sudo-python-plugin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32462

IAVA: 2025-A-0465