diff --git a/usr/lib/permission-hardener.d/25_default_whitelist_chromium.conf b/usr/lib/permission-hardener.d/25_default_whitelist_chromium.conf index 01ea21c..bdb2b2a 100644 --- a/usr/lib/permission-hardener.d/25_default_whitelist_chromium.conf +++ b/usr/lib/permission-hardener.d/25_default_whitelist_chromium.conf @@ -5,4 +5,13 @@ ## "/usr/local/etc/permission-hardener.d/20_user.conf" for your custom ## configuration. When security-misc is updated, this file may be overwritten. -chrome-sandbox matchwhitelist +## Chrome/Chromium now uses namespace-based sandboxing rather than a SUID +## sandbox for most use cases, and while the SUID sandbox is still technically +## supported [1], it's also virtually unused [2]. Chromium still works fine +## when it is stripped of its SUID bit and rendered no longer executable, +## and opening `chrome://sandbox` while in this state shows that sandboxing is +## still working perfectly fine. +## +## [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/0e94f26e8/docs/linux_sandboxing.md +## [2] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/0e94f26e8/docs/linux_suid_sandbox.md +#chrome-sandbox matchwhitelist