Summary
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: TZ environment variable allows bypass of NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER time-based authorization (CVE-2026-96512)
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.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | sudo | 0:1.9.5p2-2.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8CVE-2026-96512 Public exploit
Sudo: sudo: tz environment variable allows bypass of notbefore/notafter time-based authorization
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. Bec…