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Memory-safe sudo to become the default in Ubuntu


6, 2025 – Ubuntu 25.10 is set to adopt sudo-rs by default. Sudo-rs is a memory-safe reimplementation of the widely-used sudo utility, written in the Rust programming language.

Sudo-rs is developed by the Trifecta Tech Foundation (TTF), a nonprofit organization that creates secure, open source building blocks for infrastructure software. Our initiatives Data compression, Time synchronization, Smart grid protocols and Privilege boundary, impact the digital security of millions of people. With customers that include top tech brands, emerging startups, governments and home users, Canonical delivers trusted open source for everyone.

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