trifectatechfoundation / trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs

Support NOEXEC on FreeBSD

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C-exec C-operatingsystem freebsd wontfix
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Rust
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Description

FreeBSD doesn't support seccomp, so this will have to load a dylib using LD_PRELOAD that overrides all the various exec* symbols that exist on FreeBSD.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing NOEXEC handling and the FreeBSD-specific code paths, then investigate the exec* symbols that the issue says must be overridden through LD_PRELOAD. Define the dylib's scope and verify that NOEXEC works on FreeBSD without affecting other platforms.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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