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Issue #3411

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Document Implications that Pulp2 does not support metalink for rpm syncing

Added by bmbouter over 6 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:
CLOSED - CURRENTRELEASE
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
bmbouter
Sprint/Milestone:
-
Start date:
Due date:
Estimated time:
Severity:
2. Medium
Version:
Platform Release:
2.15.3
OS:
Triaged:
Yes
Groomed:
No
Sprint Candidate:
No
Tags:
Documentation, Easy Fix, Pulp 2
Sprint:
Sprint 33
Quarter:

Description

Pulp2 does not support metalink which means that it is vulnerable to a malicious mirror replay attack whereby old packages are delivered even though there are newer packages available in the mirror network.

The recommended fix is to:
1. Clearly state that pulp_rpm does not support metalink.
2. Add a warning that states the part about that talks about a malicious mirror replay attack and links to https://patrick.uiterwijk.org/blog/2018/2/23/fedora-package-delivery-security for more details.

I am reporting on behalf of a user who reported this to me privately.

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