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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-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.

HighVendor CVSS 7.4 / 10 1 CVE Published Apr 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC

Summary

Mariner

Products covered

  • cbl2 sudo 1.9.17-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0

  • azl3 sudo 1.9.17-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

  • cbl2 sudo 1.9.17-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0

Remediation

CBL-Mariner Releases Release Notes

Vendor-listed fixes

  • 1.9.17-2

CVEs in this advisory 1

Update history

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    • The vendor changed the advisory title.
    • Added affected products: cbl2 sudo 1.9.17-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0.
    • The vendor changed its remediation guidance.

Updates

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  2. Updated by Microsoft Security Response Center

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