Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Rust-based sudo Implementation

Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Rust-based sudo Implementation

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC LinuxsecurityItsfoss 14.4

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Ubuntu 25.10 has encountered security vulnerabilities in its rust-sudo implementation. The vulnerabilities involve password exposure during timeouts, where partially typed passwords could be output to standard input. Affected users include those utilizing the Rust-based sudo and su commands in Ubuntu 25.10 and its derivatives.