Bug #15847
Audit our usage of apt/apt-get's --force-yes option
Start date:
08/26/2018
Due date:
% Done:
100%
Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Security Audit
Blueprint:
Starter:
Affected tool:
Description
"This option name doesn't sound very dangerous, but it makes APT assume
the “yes” answer to all questions, including the question about
installing packages that couldn't be authenticated…"
Both the build system and ASP might be impacted.
Related issues
History
#1 Updated by intrigeri over 1 year ago
- Blocks Feature #15334: Core work 2018Q3: Foundations Team added
#2 Updated by intrigeri over 1 year ago
- Description updated (diff)
#3 Updated by intrigeri over 1 year ago
- Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
- Assignee deleted (
intrigeri) - % Done changed from 0 to 100
- Private changed from Yes to No
False alarm, I was confusing this option with -y. I've checked tails.git, our submodules and our Puppet code: we don't use --force-yes at all.