[PATCH][kteam-tools] cve-tracker: speed up CVE linkage, add more verbose output

Kees Cook kees at ubuntu.com
Mon Jun 6 18:56:01 UTC 2011


We cannot safely use linkCVE due to LP: #439470. Instead, use comment
work-around to trigger attachment. Add more verbose output messages too.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees.cook at canonical.com>
---
 stable/create-cve-tracker |   15 +++++++--------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/stable/create-cve-tracker b/stable/create-cve-tracker
index 67af11e..16a8be2 100755
--- a/stable/create-cve-tracker
+++ b/stable/create-cve-tracker
@@ -183,18 +183,15 @@ class CreateCveTracker(StdApp):
                     print("https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/%s" % (bug.id))
 
                 try:
+                    self.verbose("Updating tags ...\n")
                     bug.tags.append('kernel-cve-tracking-bug')
+                    self.verbose("Marking as security ...\n")
                     bug.security_related = True
 
                     # Link the appropriate cve to the bug
-                    #
-                    found = False
-                    for cve in self.lp.launchpad.cves:
-                        if title in cve.display_name:
-                            found = True
-                            break
-                    if found:
-                        bug.lpbug.linkCVE(cve=cve)
+                    # Cannot safely use 'linkCVE' due to LP: #439470
+                    self.verbose("Linking to %s ..." % (title))
+                    bug.add_comment(content=title)
 
                     lp = self.lp.launchpad
                     ubuntu = lp.distributions["ubuntu"]
@@ -203,7 +200,9 @@ class CreateCveTracker(StdApp):
                     self.verbose("Adding additional packages")
                     pkgs = ['linux-fsl-imx51', 'linux-mvl-dove', 'linux-lts-backport-maverick', 'linux-ti-omap4']
                     for p in pkgs:
+                        self.verbose("Finding source package '%s' ..." % (p))
                         pkg = ubuntu.getSourcePackage(name=p)
+                        self.verbose("Adding bug task for '%s' ..." % (p))
                         t = bug.lpbug.addTask(target=pkg)
 
                     # Nominate for all active series
-- 
1.7.4.1


-- 
Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team




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