[Bug 2122048] Re: Cockpit cannot escalate privileges with sudo-rs [--askpass unsupported]

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This bug was fixed in the package rust-sudo-rs - 0.2.12-0ubuntu1

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rust-sudo-rs (0.2.12-0ubuntu1) resolute; urgency=medium

  * New upstream version (LP: #2141927)
  * Fixes:
    - Cockpit cannot escalate privileges with sudo-rs [--askpass unsupported]
      (LP: #2122048)
    - wrong /dev/pts owner for login shell (and $HOME) (LP: #2131153)
    - The visudo command fails to read files passed via stdin (LP: #2136942)
    - renable test `test_build_run_context` (LP: #2120544)
  * New patches:
    - enable-pwfeedback-by-default.patch: Cherry-pick enable pwfeedback by
      default, thanks Tim Hutt.
    - correct-backspace-for-multibyte-characters.patch: Cherry-pick correct
      backspace for multibyte characters, thanks Marc Schoolderman.
  * Changes:
    - d/control: Add python3:any as dependency for apport package hook.
    - d/sudo-rs.manpages: Sort entry order alphabetically.

 -- Simon Johnsson <simon.johnsson at canonical.com>  Mon, 16 Feb 2026
14:24:39 +0100

** Changed in: rust-sudo-rs (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Cockpit cannot escalate privileges with sudo-rs [--askpass
  unsupported]

Status in rust-sudo-rs package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Cockpit's escalates privileges using --askpass which sudo-rs does not
  support.

  References:

  Feauture request to support --askpass https://github.com/trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs/issues/1249
  Cockpit bug report: https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/22305

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