Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] #342619 RESOLVED WONTFIX
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:04:51
Message-Id: AANLkTik1+9MaeLuA=0neUWHsBxHWQU_dQxLFugihNPz+@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-security] #342619 RESOLVED WONTFIX by Mateusz Arkadiusz Mierzwinski
1 2010/10/28 Mateusz Arkadiusz Mierzwinski <mateuszmierzwinski@×××××.com>
2
3 > 2010/10/28 Pavel Labushev <p.labushev@×××××.com>
4 >
5 > > I didn't test that patch; even if it's incorrect, bugreport is not about
6 >> > a patch. It's about a security issue.
7 >>
8 >> Well, the bug report is about the patch. There's another bug about the
9 >> issues with LD_AUDIT: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341755
10 >>
11 >
12 > "The beat goes on! Nothings wrong!...". Tell me - If app have bug - like
13 > "calc" ;) app in KDE - who uses it? Developers will not patch app because
14 > it's less then 1% users that use it in KDE? I don't think so. Even if it's
15 > lower priority patch i think it should be included in mainstream. It's like
16 > buying a car, that closes by remote but 1% of users will still use key for
17 > central lock - ups! None included? Service: "Sorry! That's not mainstream
18 > ;). You must install it by Yourself" :].
19 >
20 >
21 >>
22 >> > This proof-of-concept exploit still works in gentoo (amd64 stable at
23 >> least,
24 >> > even hardened!), because some dangerous variables are not filtered out.
25 >>
26 >> It still works because glibc-2.11.2-r2 with the fix is still keyworded
27 >> (yeah, epic fail goes on).
28 >>
29 >>
30 > Let's keyword everything, push "da blocks, man!" on every package and this
31 > will be most secured distro :>. Great Job! :)
32 >
33 > I think, that Gentoo Devs forget about something more important in today's
34 > world - USABILITY. The "normal" user without "extra abilities" will not
35 > Patch anything because he don't even know what PATCH is. Developers have
36 > those users TOO on Gentoo. This is strenght of Mandriva, Debian-like distros
37 > (Ubuntu line specialy). Users click and software works, it upgrades and if
38 > bug is get the patch is downloaded with latest update. Tell mister "Marian"
39 > from accounting that he must PATCH something. I like that kind of face look
40 > of that people after saying that Junk -> :] "Yeah! Sure... What icon should
41 > I press in My "K" Menu?".
42 >
43 LOL, I would like to know "Marian" in person and his habbits of upgrading
44 OOcalc.
45 I wonder how he edit his /etc/make.conf, hehe, with windows edit?! :-P
46 Seriously, Gentoo is a system for "Marian" if and only if his friend
47 "SuperUser" keep his system running.
48 And by the same token, go to your next desk friend who is a computer
49 scientist and ask him to install gentoo. (GENGOO WHAT???!!! SOUNDS LIKE A
50 GOOD BUNGEE CORD ;-)
51 Gentoo is for us, not for them...
52
53 >
54
55 Devs should include patches in mainstream even if it's less prior patch.
56 > Why? Because it takes about 2-10 (knowledge level) minutes extra and drops
57 > discussions like this one. 10 Minutes extra VS silence - i think it's fair
58 > :).
59 >
60 >
61 >
62 >
63 > --
64 > Mateusz Mierzwiński
65 >
66 > Bluebox Software [PL]
67 > Neural Networks, Artificial Perception and Artificial Intelligence projects
68 > coordinator
69 >