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general
  • source: sudo (main)
  • version: 1.9.17p2-9
  • 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: 4.7.4
  • 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+deb11u4
  • oldstable: 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u4
  • old-sec: 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u2
  • stable: 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u2
  • testing: 1.9.17p2-8
  • unstable: 1.9.17p2-9
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+deb11u4: [.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+deb12u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.17p2-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.9.17p2-9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • libnss-sudo
  • sudo (20 bugs: 0, 11, 9, 0)
  • sudo-ldap
action needed
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-96512: A flaw was found in sudo. When sudoers rules use NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER time-based access restrictions with timestamps that omit the trailing 'Z' timezone indicator, the time evaluation relies on the TZ environment variable inherited from the calling user. Because sudo is a setuid-root program, an unprivileged local user can set TZ to an extreme timezone offset to shift the authorization window by up to approximately 25 hours, causing expired rules to be treated as valid. This allows the user to execute commands outside the intended time window. Authentication is not bypassed; only the time-based authorization check is affected.
Created: 2026-09-24 Last update: 2026-09-28 17:30
1 security issue in bookworm high

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-96512: A flaw was found in sudo. When sudoers rules use NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER time-based access restrictions with timestamps that omit the trailing 'Z' timezone indicator, the time evaluation relies on the TZ environment variable inherited from the calling user. Because sudo is a setuid-root program, an unprivileged local user can set TZ to an extreme timezone offset to shift the authorization window by up to approximately 25 hours, causing expired rules to be treated as valid. This allows the user to execute commands outside the intended time window. Authentication is not bypassed; only the time-based authorization check is affected.
Created: 2026-09-24 Last update: 2026-09-28 17:30
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: 2026-09-29 14:30
1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-29 14:30
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: 2026-09-14 Last update: 2026-09-29 10:03
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: 2026-09-28 Last update: 2026-09-28 15:32
debian/patches: 5 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 9 debian patches available in version 1.9.17p2-9 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 5 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: 2026-09-28 23:48
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-2026-96512: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in sudo. When sudoers rules use NOTBEFORE or NOTAFTER time-based access restrictions with timestamps that omit the trailing 'Z' timezone indicator, the time evaluation relies on the TZ environment variable inherited from the calling user. Because sudo is a setuid-root program, an unprivileged local user can set TZ to an extreme timezone offset to shift the authorization window by up to approximately 25 hours, causing expired rules to be treated as valid. This allows the user to execute commands outside the intended time window. Authentication is not bypassed; only the time-based authorization check is affected.

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

Created: 2026-09-24 Last update: 2026-09-28 17:30
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.
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for sudo (1.9.17p2-8 to 1.9.17p2-9): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cyrus-imapd/3.12.4-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ironic/1:35.0.1-10: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for nova/2:33.0.2-1: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sudo/1.9.17p2-9: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
    • ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/s/sudo.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • Not considered
news
[rss feed]
  • [2026-09-28] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-9 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber)
  • [2026-09-13] sudo 1.9.17p2-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-09-08] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-8 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: marc+openpgp2026@haber.li)
  • [2026-06-11] sudo 1.9.17p2-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-06-08] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-7 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-06-07] sudo 1.9.17p2-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-06-04] Accepted sudo 1.9.5p2-3+deb11u4 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Andreas Henriksson)
  • [2026-06-01] Accepted sudo 1.9.17p2-6 (source) into unstable (Marc Haber) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-05-03] Accepted sudo 1.9.16p2-3+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [2026-05-02] Accepted sudo 1.9.13p3-1+deb12u4 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber)
  • [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)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 22 23
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 13 14
  • M&W: 9
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 1
  • help: 6
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