Bug 2454714 (CVE-2026-35535) - CVE-2026-35535 sudo: Sudo: Privilege escalation due to failure in privilege drop calls
Summary: CVE-2026-35535 sudo: Sudo: Privilege escalation due to failure in privilege d...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-35535
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-04-03 03:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-06 22:06 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:10758 0 None None None 2026-04-27 10:48:27 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:11521 0 None None None 2026-04-29 08:04:03 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:12310 0 None None None 2026-04-30 15:39:09 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13731 0 None None None 2026-05-05 12:35:38 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13888 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:42:39 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13889 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:44:32 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13891 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:34:31 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13892 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:35:27 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13895 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:54:04 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:13896 0 None None None 2026-05-06 00:39:31 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:14228 0 None None None 2026-05-06 17:12:25 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:14437 0 None None None 2026-05-06 22:06:20 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-03 03:01:27 UTC 
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.
Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-27 10:48:25 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:10758 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10758
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-29 08:04:02 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:11521 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11521
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-30 15:39:08 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:12310 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12310
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-05 12:35:37 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:13731 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13731
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:34:29 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:13891 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13891
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:35:26 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:13892 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13892
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:39:30 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support  - EXTENSION

Via RHSA-2026:13896 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13896
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:42:37 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:13888 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13888
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:44:31 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:13889 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13889
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 00:54:02 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:13895 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13895
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 17:12:24 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:14228 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14228
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-06 22:06:19 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:14437 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14437
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