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What is Sudo?

Sudo (su “do”) allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments. For more information, see the introduction to Sudo.

Sudo is free software, distributed under an ISC-style license.

Releases

The current stable release is sudo 1.9.15p5, released on December 30, 2023.
The current legacy release is sudo 1.8.32, released on February 9, 2021.
The current development release is sudo 1.9.15rc3, released on October 31, 2023.

See the packages page for a list of binary packages.

News

[2023-12-30]
Sudo version 1.9.15p5 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15p5.
[2023-12-15]
Sudo version 1.9.15p4 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15p4.
[2023-12-13]
Sudo version 1.9.15p3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15p3.
[2023-11-09]
Sudo version 1.9.15p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15p2.
[2023-11-07]
Sudo version 1.9.15p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15p1.
[2023-11-06]
Sudo version 1.9.15 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15.
[2023-11-02]
Sudo version 1.9.15rc3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15rc3.
[2023-10-31]
Sudo version 1.9.15rc2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15rc2.
[2023-10-30]
Sudo version 1.9.15rc1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15rc1.
[2023-10-23]
Sudo version 1.9.15b2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15b2.
[2023-10-19]
Sudo version 1.9.15b1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.15b1.
[2023-07-24]
Sudo version 1.9.14p3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14p3.
[2023-07-16]
Sudo version 1.9.14p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14p2.
[2023-07-11]
Sudo version 1.9.14p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14p1.
[2023-06-27]
Sudo version 1.9.14 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14.
[2023-06-23]
Sudo version 1.9.14rc1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14rc1.
[2023-06-14]
Sudo version 1.9.14b2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14b2.
[2023-06-07]
Sudo version 1.9.14b1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.14b1.
[2023-03-06]
Sudo version 1.9.13p3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13p3.
[2023-02-27]
Sudo version 1.9.13p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13p2.
[2023-02-17]
Sudo version 1.9.13p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13p1.
[2023-02-14]
Sudo version 1.9.13 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13.
[2023-02-10]
Sudo version 1.9.13rc1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13rc1.
[2023-02-03]
Sudo version 1.9.13b4 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13b4.
[2023-01-30]
Sudo version 1.9.13b3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13b3.
[2023-01-25]
Sudo version 1.9.13b2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13b2.
[2023-01-24]
Sudo version 1.9.13b1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.13b1.
[2023-01-18]
Sudo version 1.9.12p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12p2.
This version fixes CVE-2023-22809 which could allow a malicious user with sudoedit privileges to edit arbitrary files.
[2022-11-04]
Sudo version 1.9.12p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12p1.
[2022-10-23]
Sudo version 1.9.12 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12.
[2022-10-20]
Sudo version 1.9.12rc3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12rc3.
[2022-10-19]
Sudo version 1.9.12rc2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12rc2.
[2022-10-14]
Sudo version 1.9.12rc1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12rc1.
[2022-10-10]
Sudo version 1.9.12b2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12b2.
[2022-10-07]
Sudo version 1.9.12b1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.12b1.
[2022-08-24]
7 sudo myths debunked, an article by Peter Czanik at opensource.com, addresses some common sudo misconceptions.
[2022-07-06]
Peter Czanik presented Sudo logs for Blue Teamers at Pass the SALT 2022. Video of the presentation and slides are available.
[2022-06-21]
Sudo version 1.9.11p3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.11p3.
[2022-06-12]
Sudo version 1.9.11p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.11p2.
[2022-06-08]
Sudo version 1.9.11p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.11p1.
[2022-06-06]
Sudo version 1.9.11 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.11.
[2022-06-03]
Peter Czanik presented Sudo 1.9+: watch and control your blind spots at the openSUSE Conference 2022. Video of the presentation will be available at a later date.
[2022-03-03]
Sudo version 1.9.10 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.10.
[2022-02-23]
5 new sudo features sysadmins need to know in 2022, an article by Peter Czanik at opensource.com, highlights new sudo features that allow you to watch and control previously hidden problem areas.
[2022-01-28]
Sudo version 1.9.9 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.9.
[2021-12-06]
The Sudo web site has been given a facelift.
It is now built using hugo with the geekdoc theme. The sudo blog has been incorporated into the main site.
[2021-09-21]
Sudo version 1.9.8p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.8p2.
[2021-09-16]
Sudo version 1.9.8p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.8p1.
[2021-09-13]
Sudo version 1.9.8 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.8.
[2021-07-27]
Sudo version 1.9.7p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.7p2.
[2021-06-11]
Sudo version 1.9.7p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.7p1.
[2021-05-12]
Sudo version 1.9.7 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.7.
[2021-03-15]
Sudo version 1.9.6p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.6p1.
[2021-03-13]
Sudo version 1.9.6 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.6.
[2021-02-09]
Sudo version 1.8.32 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.32.
This version fixes CVE-2021-3156 (also known as Baron Samedit) which could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.
[2021-01-26]
Sudo version 1.9.5p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.5p2.
This version fixes CVE-2021-3156 (also known as Baron Samedit) which could allow an attacker to obtain root privileges even if they are not listed in the sudoers file.
[2021-01-11]
Sudo version 1.9.5p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.5p1.
[2021-01-11]
Sudo version 1.9.5 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.5.
This version fixes a potential security issue in sudoedit when sudo is built with SELinux support such that a user may be able to set the owner of an arbitrary file to that of the target user (e.g. root).