Alpine Linux 3.15

Re:Alpine Linux 3.15 by masklinn on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:08PM (#29333839)

> Actually, `sudo -e` forces VIM onto innocent users

No, it does not. It runs whatever EDITOR is set to (technically the first set of SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR).

> So presumably that means that it will have my environment, e.g. will run my .vimrc?

That is correct.

> Though that could be an attack vector too.

Only on the specific file, which would usually be a lot more noticeable unless the attack specifically manages to recognise and target sudoedited files while closing the buffer.

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Re:Alpine Linux 3.15 by dotancohen on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:19PM (#29333986)

  > Only on the specific file, which would usually be a lot more
  > noticeable unless the attack specifically manages to recognise
 > and target sudoedited files while closing the buffer.

I've seen far more sophisticated attacks than that. Though vimscript itself is kind of a barrier to entry ))

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