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minus-squareLem453@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 days agoEveryone is focusing on the fact that this us C vs rust. The original sudo has issues on its own. Its a large code base that does lots of things and has inherent security vulnerabilities. Sudo is worth redoing regardless of language. https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities/sudo-flaws-linux-privilege-at-risk
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-23 days ago Sudo is worth redoing regardless of language. Or move away from it entirely, e.g. to something like doas which OpenBSD migrated to a decade ago.
Everyone is focusing on the fact that this us C vs rust. The original sudo has issues on its own. Its a large code base that does lots of things and has inherent security vulnerabilities.
Sudo is worth redoing regardless of language.
https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities/sudo-flaws-linux-privilege-at-risk
Or move away from it entirely, e.g. to something like
doaswhich OpenBSD migrated to a decade ago.