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Do not reply that a package has an unfixed vulnerability when in fact it is malicious #4530

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Summary

Malicious packages that have a vulnerability entry MAL- are in fact
malicious. Our OSV evaluator handled the MAL- vulnerabilities the same
as all the others which meant that it would just reply with "A
vulnerability was found, but no fixed version exists yet".

A malicious package is unlikely to not be malicious again, so let's put
a sterner warning including a link to the vulnerability into the reply.

Fixes: #4528

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  • Bug fix (resolves an issue without affecting existing features)
  • Feature (adds new functionality without breaking changes)
  • Breaking change (may impact existing functionalities or require documentation updates)
  • Documentation (updates or additions to documentation)
  • Refactoring or test improvements (no bug fixes or new functionality)

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manually, see e.g. jakubtestorg/bad-python#266

Review Checklist:

  • Reviewed my own code for quality and clarity.
  • Added comments to complex or tricky code sections.
  • Updated any affected documentation.
  • Included tests that validate the fix or feature.
  • Checked that related changes are merged.

… it is malicious

Malicious packages that have a vulnerability entry `MAL-` are in fact
malicious. Our OSV evaluator handled the `MAL-` vulnerabilities the same
as all the others which meant that it would just reply with "A
vulnerability was found, but no fixed version exists yet".

A malicious package is unlikely to not be malicious again, so let's put
a sterner warning including a link to the vulnerability into the reply.

Fixes: mindersec#4528
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Coverage Status

coverage: 52.83% (-0.009%) from 52.839%
when pulling c1362c9 on jhrozek:mal_is_not_cve
into fabeea9 on stacklok:main.

@JAORMX JAORMX requested a review from blkt September 18, 2024 14:15
@jhrozek jhrozek merged commit 31a94e0 into mindersec:main Sep 18, 2024
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Minder's OSV evaluator treats malicious vulnerabilities like regular CVEs
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