RHSA-2026:13891 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: sudo security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
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Official CSAF product identity
Published · May 6, 2026
Updated · October 16, 2026
Topic
An update for sudo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The sudo packages contain the sudo utility which allows system administrators to provide certain users with the permission to execute privileged commands, which are used for system management purposes, without having to log in as root.
Security Fix(es):
- sudo: Sudo: Privilege escalation due to failure in privilege drop calls (CVE-2026-35535)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.