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Date:      Tue, 6 Apr 2021 10:42:22 -0400
From:      Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org>
To:        Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>
Cc:        Stefan Blachmann <sblachmann@gmail.com>, secteam@freebsd.org, emaste@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-security@freebsd.org, cperciva@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Security leak: Public disclosure of user data without their consent by installing software via pkg
Message-ID:  <20210406144222.gbgjcc7jsozsl2m2@mutt-hbsd>
In-Reply-To: <6fcb2d1a-929e-c1fe-0273-42858ec547ec@quip.cz>
References:  <CACc-My1b32PLyeOU4hMDCBGaVzU1GLSrgAft95zMb5U7p7eRwQ@mail.gmail.com> <20210406142735.nbearpqiqz3wyrmd@mutt-hbsd> <6fcb2d1a-929e-c1fe-0273-42858ec547ec@quip.cz>

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On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 04:39:40PM +0200, Miroslav Lachman wrote:
> On 06/04/2021 16:27, Shawn Webb wrote:
>=20
> > 1. BSDStats isn't run/maintained by the FreeBSD project. File the
> >     report with the BSDStats project, not FreeBSD.
> > 2. You install a package that is made to submit statistical data.
> > 3. You're upset that it submits statistical data?
>=20
> The problem here is that it collects and sends data right at the install
> time. It is really unexpected to run installed package without user conse=
nt.
> If you install Apache, MySQL or any other package the command / daemon is=
 no
> run by "pkg install" command.
> This must be avoided.

It's probably easier to submit a patch than it is to write a
lolwut-type email. All you gotta do is rm the post-install script.
Also `pkg install` has the -I option. But whatever, let the lolwut
mentality prevail!

--=20
Shawn Webb
Cofounder / Security Engineer
HardenedBSD

https://git.hardenedbsd.org/hardenedbsd/pubkeys/-/raw/master/Shawn_Webb/03A=
4CBEBB82EA5A67D9F3853FF2E67A277F8E1FA.pub.asc

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