[Bug 130636] Re: [gusty] [sudo command &] shows password!

[Adrian]

Andreas I think it is happening for you as well. It should have
requested the password the first time when you typed sudo bash & but it
not.

for example
adrian at adrian-Latitude-E6420:~$ sudo gedit &
[1] 3429
adrian at adrian-Latitude-E6420:~$ sudo blah
[sudo] password for adrian: 
sudo: blah: command not found

[1]+  Stopped                 sudo gedit
adrian at adrian-Latitude-E6420:~$ sudo gedit &
[2] 3433


The first time when I try to run gedit with the & it does not bring up the gedit window and did not ask me for my password
when i type sudo blah without the & it asks me for my password
now that i have authenticated for the blah command without the & i can type sudo gedit & and the gedit window opens.

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Title:
  [gusty] [sudo command &] shows password!

Status in “sudo” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: sudo

  Hi,

  After todays update I have a strange sudo problem that needs to be
  solved:

  if you enter a sudo command like this...

  # sudo ... &

  ...and you did not login before via sudo your password is written on
  the screen if you type it and all fails.

  If you do it with out the '&' it works normally
  # sudo ... 
  [sudo] password for me: 

  So if you do not play attention and just look at your keyboard while
  typing, like I do ;-), you just reveal your password!

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