From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
Cc: 59383@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#59383] [PATCH] doc: Call out potential for downgrade attacks with time-machine.
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:39:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wn7qn8rd.fsf@pelzflorian.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8735af9i8b.fsf@nckx> (Tobias Geerinckx-Rice's message of "Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:37:16 +0100")
Hi Tobias, thanks for your thoughts.
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> writes:
> pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) 写道:
>> @quotation Note
>> Naturally, no security fixes can be provided for old versions of Guix
>> or its channels. This also means that careless use of @command{guix
>> time-machine} opens the door to downgrade attacks.
>> @xref{Invoking guix pull, @option{--allow-downgrades}}.
>> @end quotation
> ‘Attack’ is a very big word. It should not end a paragraph. What
> would the downgrade attack—distinct from a downgrade—look like?
My choice of words was the same as in the unattended upgrades service,
but perhaps I should add before the @xref:
Suggestions to ``just use the time machine'' could be attempts to trick
people to use old software. But they can also get you back to a working
state.
Regards,
Florian
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-11-19 12:09 [bug#59383] [PATCH] doc: Call out potential for downgrade attacks with time-machine pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2022-11-19 13:37 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Guix-patches via
2022-11-19 17:39 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) [this message]
2022-11-21 11:19 ` zimoun
2022-11-22 7:58 ` Ludovic Courtès
2022-11-22 14:47 ` bug#59383: " pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
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