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AlmaLinux 10 : sudo (ALSA-2025:11537)

high Nessus Plugin ID 269841

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:11537 advisory.

 * sudo: LPE via host option (CVE-2025-32462)
 * sudo: LPE via chroot option (CVE-2025-32463)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2025-11537.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11537

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 269841

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-11537.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/9/2025

Updated: 10/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32463

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32462

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sudo, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sudo-python-plugin, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32462, CVE-2025-32463

CWE: 427, 863

RHSA: 2025:11537