[Bug 1336125] Re: Preload should be compiled with security flags

2014-07-07 Thread Colin O'Brien
If someone wants to try benchmarking/ doing some sort of a 'does this feel slower' test in order to make a decision, by all means. I personally have no noticed any difference with my system having it removed, but that's just me. Removing the code is obviously the most effective way to remove the a

[Bug 1336125] Re: Preload should be compiled with security flags

2014-07-01 Thread Colin O'Brien
** Also affects: preload (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336125 Title: Preload should be compiled with security flags To manage n

[Bug 1094789] Re: Pulseaudio Profile

2013-01-12 Thread Colin O'Brien
I hadn't realized that pulseaudio was no longer setuid, I'm just out of date I suppose haha. If it's not setuid there's less of a need for such strict rules, and using an abstraction may be ok. But wouldn't it simply be enough to use: @{multiarch} ? I apologize for taking so long to reply. If /b

[Bug 1094789] Re: Pulseaudio Profile

2013-01-12 Thread Colin O'Brien
It also requires the setuid permission. I thought that it dropped its privileges? Because it, apparently, needs quite a number of capabilities, including setuid. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 1094789] Re: Pulseaudio Profile

2013-03-15 Thread Colin O'Brien
I see it's changed to expired. If it would help move things along, I can rewrite this profile with /base and remove redundant entries. At that point anyone willing to simply test it can do so, but it should simply work. I'm still unsure about the capabilities, as is *requested* those capabilities

[Bug 1094789] Re: Pulseaudio Profile

2013-03-15 Thread Colin O'Brien
His is cleaner, and would work on more systems since he uses abstractions. If Pulseaudio isn't setUID then it should be fine, since being so tight shouldn't be necessary. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.la

[Bug 1094789] [NEW] Pulseaudio Profile

2012-12-30 Thread Colin O'Brien
Public bug reported: This profile works on 64bit, and is pretty restrictive. Maybe it'll be of use for someone? I tested it on Ubuntu 12.10 64bit (it needs 32bit variables, naturally) and I can play sound from my browser and videos just fine. It's setuid so it obviously needs a ton of capabiliti

[Bug 1186793] [NEW] Updating is over insecure connection

2013-06-02 Thread Colin O'Brien
Public bug reported: Relying on signatures is silly. It gives attackers much more control over a situation, and we already know that this *doesn't work* when weak signatures like MD5 are used (see Flame hash collision). Is the average user going to get attacked this way, with a collision? Maybe no

[Bug 1186793] Re: Updating is over insecure connection

2013-06-02 Thread Colin O'Brien
I tried assigning ia32-apt-get but it says it isn't a package in Ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186793 Title: Updating is over insecure connection To manage notifications ab

[Bug 1186793] Re: Updating is over insecure connection

2013-06-03 Thread Colin O'Brien
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 247445 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247445 Like Chris Thompson said, completely different bug report. Not a duplicate. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 1186793] Re: Updating is over insecure connection

2013-06-04 Thread Colin O'Brien
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 247445 Package managers vulnerable to replay and endless data attacks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186793 Title: Updating is over ins

[Bug 1183086] Re: Please update to 27.0.1453.110

2013-06-16 Thread Colin O'Brien
Either leave it out of the repositories or keep it updated with at least security backports. Anything else is negligent and encouraging users to install *known insecure* software. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:/