On 07/29/2013 01:40 AM, Evgeny Kapun wrote:
> Apt and debootstrap authenticate files which they download. However, 
> sometimes lb_build downloads files directly. Run `grep wget /usr/lib/live' to 
> find some of the places where it is done.
> When doing so, lb_build doesn't check if these files are original. An 
> attacker can modify these files to affect the build process. For example, she 
> can replace debian-installer kernel or initrd with arbitrary files 
> (/usr/lib/live/build/binary_debian-installer).

yes, this is on the todo for quite a while.

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