Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Jason Fergus
On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 17:26 -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM, adrelanos wrote: > > What is Debian policy on code execution from user websites? > > Unfortunately there is none. I've tried to gain consensus that at a > minimum things downloaders like this need to sta

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Russell Coker
On Thu, 13 Dec 2012, Moritz Mühlenhoff wrote: > Plus, installing Flash opens the Pandora's box anyway When a user runs a web browser that calls the Flash plugin then that user session is exposed to the risk of a compromised Adobe web site etc. When the user visits a potentially hostile web sit

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Michael Gilbert
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM, adrelanos wrote: > What is Debian policy on code execution from user websites? Unfortunately there is none. I've tried to gain consensus that at a minimum things downloaders like this need to stay out of main, but that thought hasn't really gained traction. The

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Henrik Ahlgren
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:52:31PM +, adrelanos wrote: > Since get-upstream-version.pl runs as root it can do anything. > > I don't accuse him personally for anything. But should he ever be > compromised (forced, evil maid, etc...) it's very easy to mount a > stealth attack. I would worry mor

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Jordon Bedwell
Hai, On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Bart Martens wrote: > I already use "mktemp -d /tmp/flashplugin-nonfree.XX". Isn't that > secure ? What is the problem you are suggesting to file a bug for ? Please tell me you are trolling? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@li

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Bart Martens
Hello Moritz, On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 07:02:08PM +0100, Moritz Mühlenhoff wrote: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:52:31PM +, adrelanos wrote: > > I do not want to discuss security implications of the upstream closed > > source Adobe Flash plugin. This is about how the Flash plugin is > > downloade

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread adrelanos
Moritz Mühlenhoff: > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:52:31PM +, adrelanos wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I do not want to discuss security implications of the upstream closed >> source Adobe Flash plugin. This is about how the Flash plugin is >> downloaded and installed in Debian. >> >> /usr/sbin/update-flashp

Re: flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread Moritz Mühlenhoff
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 05:52:31PM +, adrelanos wrote: > Hi, > > I do not want to discuss security implications of the upstream closed > source Adobe Flash plugin. This is about how the Flash plugin is > downloaded and installed in Debian. > > /usr/sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree downloads get

flashplugin-nonfree get-upstream-version.pl security concern

2012-12-12 Thread adrelanos
Hi, I do not want to discuss security implications of the upstream closed source Adobe Flash plugin. This is about how the Flash plugin is downloaded and installed in Debian. /usr/sbin/update-flashplugin-nonfree downloads get-upstream-version.pl http://people.debian.org/~bartm/flashplugin-nonfree

Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 2586-1] perl security update

2012-12-12 Thread georg
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Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 2586-1] perl security update

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