usn-8092-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-12 20:07
Modified
2026-03-12 20:07
Summary
sudo vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly checked return codes when dropping privileges to run the mailer. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

References
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  "id": "USN-8092-1",
  "modified": "2026-03-12T20:07:28Z",
  "published": "2026-03-12T20:07:28Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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