All articles tagged with #sudo
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Help Net Security
Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Sudo utility (CVE-2025-32462 and CVE-2025-32463) have been fixed in version 1.9.17p1, and users are advised to update their systems to patch these security flaws that could allow local users to gain root access.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Register
Microsoft accidentally announced the arrival of sudo in Windows 11, allowing users to run programs with the security privileges of another, similar to Unix-like operating systems. The tool is set to arrive in the Canary Channel of the Windows 11 Insider program and will be available as open source on GitHub. Three options for enabling sudo are available, and a UAC dialog will also pop up, asking for confirmation of the elevation. Although the blog post confirming sudo was pulled shortly after publication, its introduction to Windows 11 will likely be welcomed by users familiar with its presence in Linux and macOS.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Microsoft is introducing the "sudo" command to Windows Server 2025, a familiar feature for Linux and macOS Terminal users, allowing users to elevate their privileges to root access when using command line control. This concept is reported to be included in a newly-leaked preview build, as per Windows Latest.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Ars Technica
Two core Unix-like utilities, sudo and su, are being rewritten in Rust by a joint team from Ferrous Systems and Tweede Golf, with support from Amazon Web Services, as part of a wider effort to replace critical but aging infrastructure pieces with memory-safe counterparts. The team believes that sudo, which was first developed in the 1980s and is written in C, has experienced many vulnerabilities related to memory safety issues. The project's work plan and milestones are posted, and you can track the work on GitHub.