sudo

olo

olo

Hi,

I noticed that after compiling sudo, make says that it's not safe, contains some security holes and I should deinstall it. Is there some alternative for FreeBSD? Should I just use su? Is is safer?
 
Please show the exact message. Some ports give warnings, particularly those that have built-in servers. A port that is known to be unsafe should not install. Sometimes that comes from using an old ports tree.
 
Code: 
===> SECURITY REPORT:
      This port has installed the following binaries which execute with
      increased privileges.
/usr/local/bin/sudo

      If there are vulnerabilities in these programs there may be a security
      risk to the system. FreeBSD makes no guarantee about the security of
      ports included in the Ports Collection. Please type 'make deinstall'
      to deinstall the port if this is a concern.

      For more information, and contact details about the security
      status of this software, see the following webpage:
http://www.sudo.ws/

So this is only a notification that you do not guarantee that sudo is safe?

I have updated the ports tree by portsnap fetch and portsnap update.
 
olo said:
So this is only a info that you do not guarantee that sudo is safe?
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Not exactly. It is shown on ports that install servers to make sure the user is aware that they have installed something that can work as a server.
 
It's simply a warning that it could be a potential security issue and you need to be aware of it.
 
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