Re: [SECURITY] [DLA 1283-1] python-crypto security update
Hi Brian,
On Fri, Apr 06, 2018 at 07:06:30PM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> Ola Lundqvist <ola@inguza.com> writes:
>
> > This is what I think we should do.
> >
> > 1) Send a new DLA telling that the fix is only partial and not complete and
> > in addtion that elgamal encryption is not supported by the library and
> > should not be used.
> >
> > 2) Mark the CVE as no-dsa/ignored in the security database.
>
> If so, do we update the DLA 1283-1 to remove the fixed status? I assume
> we just have to update the entry in security-tracker/data/DLA/list?
Yes if that what you want to do, to remove the fixed status, just
remove the CVE entry from the DLA-1283-1 block in data/DLA/list.
At same time remove as well the cross-reference to DLA-1283-1 in
data/CVE/list, which OTOH otherwise will be dropped on next automatic
run.
Regards,
Salvatore
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