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<oval:product_name>Oracle Errata System</oval:product_name>
<oval:product_version>Oracle Linux</oval:product_version>
<oval:schema_version>5.11</oval:schema_version>
<oval:timestamp>2026-10-05T18:11:44</oval:timestamp>
</generator>
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<definition id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:def:202675571" version="501" class="patch">
<metadata>
<title>
ELSA-2026-75571:  sudo security update (IMPORTANT)
</title>
<affected family="unix">
<platform>Oracle Linux 9</platform>

</affected>
<reference source="elsa" ref_id="ELSA-2026-75571" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-75571.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-96512" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-96512.html"/>

<description>
[1.9.17p2-3.3]
- CVE-2026-96512 sudo: TZ environment variable allows bypass of NOTBEFORE/NOTAFTER time-based authorization [rhel-9.8.z]
Resolves: RHEL-267328
</description>
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   advisory details   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<advisory>
<severity>IMPORTANT</severity>
<rights>Copyright 2026 Oracle, Inc.</rights>
<issued date="2026-10-05"/>
<cve cvss3="7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-96512.html" public="20260923">CVE-2026-96512</cve>

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<cpe>cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:8:baseos_patch</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9::baseos_latest</cpe>
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</advisory>
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<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571002" comment="Oracle Linux arch is aarch64"/>
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<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571003" comment="sudo is earlier than 0:1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.3"/>
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571004" comment="sudo is signed with the Oracle Linux 9 key"/>
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<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571006" comment="sudo-python-plugin is signed with the Oracle Linux 9 key"/>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
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<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571007" comment="Oracle Linux arch is x86_64"/>
<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571003" comment="sudo is earlier than 0:1.9.17p2-3.el9_8.3"/>
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<criterion test_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:tst:202675571006" comment="sudo-python-plugin is signed with the Oracle Linux 9 key"/>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>

</definition>
</definitions>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo tests   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202675571005" />
</rpminfo_test>

</tests>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo objects   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<name>sudo</name>
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<name>sudo-python-plugin</name>
</rpminfo_object>
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<name>oraclelinux-release</name>
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</objects>
<states>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo states   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<signature_keyid operation="equals">bc4d06a08d8b756f</signature_keyid>
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<version operation="pattern match">^9</version>
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</rpminfo_state>
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