Category: command line

One of Linux’s most important commands had a glaring security flaw

Post author By Randall
Post date October 14, 2019
Categories In command line, gear, linux, operating system, personal computing, personalcomputing, Security, software, Tech, unix, vulnerability

[ad_1] The quirk revolved around sudo’s treatment of user IDs. If you typed the command with a user ID of -1 or its unsigned equivalent 4294967295, it would treat you as if you had root access (user ID 0) even as it recorded the actual user ID in the log. The user IDs in question […]

Windows 10’s redesigned Terminal is available in preview

Post author By Randall
Post date June 22, 2019
Categories In command line, gear, linux, Microsoft, operating system, personal computing, personalcomputing, powershell, software, Tech, terminal, windows, windows 10, windows terminal

[ad_1] The preview still has “many usability issues,” including the absence of assistive technology. This isn’t something you’d want to rely on for work until there’s a polished copy. It’s better than compiling the code for Terminal yourself, though, and it’s a good peek at how Microsoft is courting some of its most demanding users. […]