Don't Put Tilde In Your Path

I was playing with the nono agent sandboxing tool and it greeted me with a warning: PATH entries the sandbox can write to: ~/.local/bin/ which looked suspicious.
250 points by arusekk 10 days ago disconnect3d.pl 176 comments

Summary

A warning from the nono agent sandboxing tool highlights potential security risks associated with using the tilde in file paths. The mention of writable PATH entries raises important considerations for users concerned about sandboxing and system security.

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