Repeated "sudo: The 'no new privileges' flag is set" printed before every command

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 4, 2025 by pforques Closed Mar 2, 2026

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.64.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1-codex-max

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 unknown

What issue are you seeing?

  • Any command executed through the Codex CLI prints multiple lines: `sudo: The "no new privileges"

flag is set, which prevents sudo from running as root...` before the real output.

  • Example:
  • pwd → warning repeats 3x, then /home/orbisu
  • ls → warning repeats 3x, then apps, Downloads, projects, projects - Shortcut.lnk
  • codex --version → warning repeats 3x, then codex-cli 0.64.0

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1) Start a Codex CLI session on WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2).
2) Run any simple command (e.g., pwd, ls, codex --version).
3) Observe that three sudo “no new privileges” warnings print before the actual command output.

What is the expected behavior?

  • Commands should run normally without sudo warnings when they don’t invoke sudo.

Additional information

The warnings appear even though the commands don’t call sudo explicitly. Environment is WSL2; sandbox mode workspace-write, network restricted.

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