PT-2026-27039 · Canonical · Sudo

Published

2026-03-12

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Updated

2026-03-12

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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.
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Related Identifiers

USN-8092-1

Affected Products

Sudo