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Copilot CLI hangs on sudo commands -- does not prompt for password

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Description

### Describe the bug

When running commands that require `sudo` privileges (e.g., installing packages), Copilot CLI hangs indefinitely and does not prompt the user to enter their password. This makes it impossible to complete tasks that require elevated permissions.

### Affected version

0.0.392 - cefb35e

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Launch Copilot CLI.
2. tell copilot to Run a command that requires `sudo`, such as:
```bash
sudo apt install curl
```

### Expected behavior

Copilot CLI should detect the password prompt and allow the user to input their password interactively.

**Actual Behavior:**
The CLI hangs indefinitely without displaying the password prompt or accepting input.

### Additional context

I'm using GPT5.2 Codex Max
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- OS: debian 13
- Shell: bash 5.2.37(1)-release
- Terminal: Kitty 0.41.1
- Copilot CLI version: 0.0.392
- Copilot CLI Commit: cefb35e
- Node.js version : v24.12.0

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