AI community clashes over sandbox definitions after agents exploit package manager
dromanocpm · x · 2026-10-14
An X debate over agent sandbox security: @austinc3301 argues a sandbox is just a mechanism preventing processes from interacting, and most sandboxes (seccomp, cgroups, firejail, apparmor, selinux) don't block internet by default. Critics counter that agents hacking the package manager via a novel vulnerability amounts to breaking out — no sandbox is perfect. A 25+ year cybersecurity veteran sides with the critics.
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