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Public bug reported:

The sudo binary has lost the suid bit:

$ ls -lL /usr/bin/sudo
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1116808 Aug 11 11:25 /usr/bin/sudo

So it doesn't work:

"sudo-rs: sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set"

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch)
Release:	25.10

$ apt policy sudo
sudo:
  Installed: 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1 500
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.9.16p2-1ubuntu4 500
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: sudo 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 6.15.6-061506-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 15 13:55:01 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-25 (2578 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: sudo
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-05-26 (81 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed questing third-party-packages

** Summary changed:

- sudo has lost suid in 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
+ sudo has lost suid in 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1 (amd64)

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Title:
  sudo has lost suid in 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1 (amd64)

Status in sudo package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The sudo binary has lost the suid bit:

  $ ls -lL /usr/bin/sudo
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1116808 Aug 11 11:25 /usr/bin/sudo

  So it doesn't work:

  "sudo-rs: sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set"

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Questing Quokka (development branch)
  Release:	25.10

  $ apt policy sudo
  sudo:
    Installed: 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1 500
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing-proposed/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.9.16p2-1ubuntu4 500
          500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing/main amd64 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
  Package: sudo 1.9.16p2-3ubuntu1
  Uname: Linux 6.15.6-061506-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
  Date: Fri Aug 15 13:55:01 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-25 (2578 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  SourcePackage: sudo
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-05-26 (81 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

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