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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Reported: 2026-04-03 03:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-03 13:53 UTC (History)
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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.
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