High · published April 3, 2026
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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sudo_project/sudo | < 1.9.17 | 1.9.17 |
| sudo_project/sudo | all versions | — |
| sudo_project/sudo | all versions | — |
| sudo_project/sudo | all versions | — |
| siemens/sinec_os | < 4.0 | 4.0 |