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Date:      Mon, 28 May 2012 15:14:20 -0500
From:      Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu>
To:        Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
Cc:        ports-security@freebsd.org, Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@freebsd.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: math/sage security risk
Message-ID:  <4FC3DC9C.4030301@missouri.edu>
In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgk=hfTm6isiJXaBxARhtxUxXKy9zf9nHw3VhPz6os4z9g@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <4FC3B293.6090701@missouri.edu> <CAF6rxgk=hfTm6isiJXaBxARhtxUxXKy9zf9nHw3VhPz6os4z9g@mail.gmail.com>

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On 05/28/2012 01:38 PM, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 28 May 2012 10:14, Stephen Montgomery-Smith<stephen@missouri.edu>  wrote:
>> After my recent conversations about creating a print/texlive-install port, I
>> realize that my math/sage port might have a security risk.  This only
>> happens if the user selects additional optional packages.  But the optional
>> packages are downloaded post-fetch.
>>
>> I'll make some immediate band-aid changes to the port to switch this off,
>> but I'll think through the issue in the days to come.
>
> adding ports-security to cc so we could track the issue
>

I just committed instructions to the port math/sage telling users how to 
add the optional packages manually, and explaining the security risk.

Please contact me if this is still a problem.



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