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Message-ID: <51C0906F.4050808@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:53:03 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@...ian.org>
CC: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Thoughts on a vuln/CVE?
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On 06/18/2013 10:41 AM, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:44:09AM -0600, Kurt Seifried wrote:
>> Also part of my thought process is that (for example) this would
>> be a good configuration to check for and ensure is disabled,
>> something for SCAP for example or the Debian security guide (e.g.
>> a generic "make sure all enabled repos are actually working as
>> expected").
>
> Debian doesn't endorse any external repository. During package
> installation the pre/post installation scripts run with root privs.
> As such, if you enable a repository you trust the people behind
> that repository with the equivalent to root access to your system
> anyway.
>
> Cheers, Moritz
>
I care a lot less about what is "officially endorsed" or not endorsed
and a lot more with what is actually going on. If a large percentage
of people are exposed to a vuln, even if they "shouldn't" be then it
would still get a CVE. I see a lot of CVEs that should never be
exploitable, but people do crazy things/configurations.
- --
Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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