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general
  • source: sudo (main)
  • version: 1.9.17p2-5
  • maintainer: Debian Sudo Maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Marc Haber [DMD] – Bastian Blank [DMD] – Alexander Reichle-Schmehl [DMD] – Hilko Bengen [DMD] – Hanno Wagner [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.7.3
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1
  • o-o-sec: 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u3
  • oldstable: 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u3
  • old-sec: 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2
  • stable: 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u1
  • testing: 1.9.17p2-5
  • unstable: 1.9.17p2-5
versioned links
  • 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.17p2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • libnss-sudo
  • sudo (17 bugs: 0, 9, 8, 0)
  • sudo-ldap
action needed
Debci reports failed tests high
  • unstable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:47
    Last run: 2026-03-29T18:04:40.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • testing: fail (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:26
    Last run: 2026-02-01T12:05:39.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • stable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:01:39
    Last run: 2025-11-09T13:41:35.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

Created: 2026-02-01 Last update: 2026-04-07 00:30
1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-35535: 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.
Created: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-03 11:00
Fails to build during reproducibility testing normal
A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!
Created: 2025-08-21 Last update: 2026-04-07 01:31
6 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 6 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.
Created: 2022-03-14 Last update: 2026-04-07 01:00
1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-07 01:00
2 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:
commit d494dbe931cb89d5bd2f8f08ee36490c03db2ec7
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Apr 3 14:38:08 2026 +0200

    Fix test suite caching tests
    
    This is a "how did this ever work" fix. The test suite tried with
    a good password and immediately afterwards with an incorrect password
    and checks for failure. Lately, this doesn't fail any more since the
    good password is cached. Why that ever worked is unclear.
    
    Tests 01 and 04 now try a second time without password and check for
    success. Then they zap the cached timestamp and try with a wrong
    password.

commit 6abd07613750a1d3bbada141be78c9a32cb1563f
Author: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Date:   Fri Apr 3 12:07:16 2026 +0200

    add CVE number to 1.9.17p2-5 changelog
Created: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-03 13:03
1 open merge request in Salsa normal
There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2026-03-28 Last update: 2026-03-28 14:00
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-35535: (needs triaging) 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.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-03 11:00
1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-35535: (needs triaging) 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.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-03 11:00
debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 1.9.17p2-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.
Created: 2026-01-29 Last update: 2026-03-28 19:00
Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2026-01-29 Last update: 2026-02-01 15:01
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).
Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01
testing migrations
  • This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
news
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  • [2026-04-03] sudo 1.9.17p2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-28] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-5 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-03-01] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-02-20] sudo 1.9.17p2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-11] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-4 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-02-06] Accepted sudo 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u3 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
  • [2026-02-03] sudo 1.9.17p2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-31] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-3 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-01-28] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-2 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-01-01] Accepted sudo 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-12-31] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-1exp1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-08-21] sudo 1.9.17p2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-17] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-1 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-07-03] sudo 1.9.16p2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-07-01] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p1-1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-06-30] Accepted sudo 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-06-30] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p2-3 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-06-30] Accepted sudo 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-security (Thorsten Alteholz)
  • [2025-06-30] Accepted sudo 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-05-16] sudo 1.9.16p2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-04] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p2-2 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2025-02-12] sudo 1.9.16p2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-09] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p2-1 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2024-11-16] sudo 1.9.16p1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-11-13] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p1-1 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2024-11-02] sudo 1.9.16-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-28] Accepted sudo 1.9.16-2 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2024-09-22] Accepted sudo 1.9.16-1 (source) into experimental (Marc Haber) (signed by: Bastian Blank)
  • [2024-02-02] Accepted sudo 1.8.27-1+deb10u6 (source) into oldoldstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
  • [2024-01-29] sudo 1.9.15p5-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 18 19
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 9 10
  • M&W: 8
  • F&P: 1
  • patch: 1
  • help: 6
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