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Security: sunlightlinux/slinit

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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

Version Supported
1.10.x Yes
< 1.10 No

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in slinit, please report it responsibly.

Do NOT open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Instead, please send an email to: ionut_n2001@yahoo.com

Include:

  • Description of the vulnerability
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Potential impact
  • Suggested fix (if any)

You should receive a response within 48 hours. We will work with you to understand the issue and coordinate a fix before any public disclosure.

Scope

slinit runs as PID 1 (init system) with root privileges. Security-relevant areas include:

  • Control socket authentication and authorization
  • Process execution (fork/exec with capabilities, securebits)
  • Service configuration parsing (path traversal, injection)
  • Signal handling
  • Shutdown sequence

There aren’t any published security advisories