The current stable release is
sudo 1.9.8p2,
released on September 21, 2021.
The current legacy release is
sudo 1.8.32,
released on February 9, 2021.
See the download page for a list of binary packages.
[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).
[2020-12-20] Sudo version 1.9.4p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.4p2.
[2020-12-17] Sudo version 1.9.4p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.4p1.
[2020-11-30] Sudo version 1.9.4 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.4.
[2020-10-28] 5 new sudo features you need to know in 2020, an article by Peter Czanik at opensource.com, highlights the new features in sudo 1.9.
[2020-09-23] Sudo version 1.9.3p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.3p1.
[2020-09-21] Sudo version 1.9.3 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.3.
[2020-07-22] Sudo version 1.9.2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.2.
[2020-06-19] Sudo version 1.9.1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.1.
[2020-06-19] Sudo version 1.8.31p2 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.31p2.
[2020-05-12] Sudo version 1.9.0 released. Major changes in sudo 1.9.0.
[2020-03-14] Sudo version 1.8.31p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.31p1.
[2020-03-07] Sudo 1.9 presentation at SCaLE 18x. The slides and video from the presentation are available.
[2020-01-30] Sudo version 1.8.31 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.31. This version fixes a potential security issue that can lead to a buffer overflow if the pwfeedback option is enabled in sudoers.
[2019-12-31] Sudo version 1.8.30 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.30.
[2019-10-28] Sudo version 1.8.29 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.29.
[2019-10-16] Sudo version 1.8.28p1 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.28p1.
[2019-10-14] Sudo version 1.8.28 released. Major changes in sudo 1.8.28. This version fixes a potential security issue where a sudo user may be able to run a command as root when the Runas specification explicitly disallows root access.
[2019-09-12] There is a new Sudo Blog. You can expects articles about some of sudo's new and less well-known features, upcoming sudo talks and more.
[2019-09-03] The second edition of Sudo Mastery by Michael W. Lucas is now available.