Meeting details

  • 2024-10-30 16:00 UTC on #cpansec-discussion on Matrix

16:10 UTC – Meeting start

Welcome

  • Meeting chair: @timlegge
  • Meeting secretary: @sjn

Attendees, absents & regrets

  • Attendees
    • @timlegge
    • @sjn
    • @tux
    • @stigtsp
    • @garu

Approve previous meeting minutes

  • Previous meeting minutes was approved by @sjn, @timlegge

Quick summary of current work

  1. CPAN Metadata & Software Bills of Materials
    • stalled
  2. CPAN Privacy and Compliance
    • stalled
  3. CPAN Provenance & Supply Chain Security
    • nothing to do
  4. CPAN Security Outreach & Information
    • @stigtsp took over the active ticket
  5. CPAN Security Patch Tooling
    • …
  6. CPAN Software Composition Analysis
    • …
  7. CPAN Transparency Logs
    • …
  8. CPAN Vulnerability Index
    • …
  9. CPANSec Governance, Policy & Funding
    • …

TLS/HTTPS in core

  • @timlegge - Intends to join next PSC meeting to check progress
  • @stigtsp - how will certs be handled? Also, let’s get cryptographic primitives and secure RNG into core at the same time. @stigtsp will create tickets on https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues (with optional help from @tux)

German Sovereign Tech fund

  • @garu applied for funding! Let’s hope this goes well. @oalders too!
  • @garu and @sjn to create a roadmap for SBOM implementation
  • @garu also interested in adding cpansa to OSV

Ongoing vulnerabilities

  • @stigtsp - investigating one possible upcoming issue

Secure by Default

  • @stigtsp - not much movement; PRs and updates to current efforts (cpanm and mojo) have been submitted; We’re hoping for their maintainers to resolve the issues raised in these.
  • @garu - Let’s remember to update relevant CVE’s and issue recommendations for tooling use.
  • @charsbar is working on MFA for PAUSE! We wish him success in his work.

Eclipse ORC WG

  • @sjn - Almost no progress in the WG. Exploring options.

Perl Toolchain Summit 2025

  • @garu - invitations have begun
  • @stigtsp, @sjn - looking for new candidates to invite: Rob would be a good candidate
  • @tux (first wave) will put @stigtsp, @sjn, and @timlegge on the invite list for the second wave

CycloneDX 1.7 Sustainability fields

  • @sjn - ongoing

CPAN Meta Requirements and PURLs

  • @sjn - stalled

POSIX::2008 vulnerabilities

  • @stigtsp - No movement. Need to create CVEs for https://github.com/briandfoy/cpan-security-advisory/blob/master/cpansa/CPANSA-POSIX-2008.yml

SBOM/Supply Chain

  • @sjn - Talked about metadata at LPW; Slides published; Talk expected to repeated at NUUG meeting November, and possibly at FOSDEM.
  • @stigtsp - happy with sjn’s talk!

CNA Update

  • @timlegge Review information to be submitted for CNA
    • https://cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sheet/edit/trimcHA8T3+Q3c1Sj9Cnz1LA/
    • See also current PRs
  • @timlegge - Missing data:
    • Finalize and merge disclosure text
    • Public POC for CVE Website at cve.org. Requested contact address: cna@perl.org
    • Advisory Location; TODO: likely a git repo or mailing list

Recruitment

  • @tux - @rrwo, @jjatria, @tib were positive

CPANSA feed

  • @garu - old feed fixed, new feed underway.
  • @garu - looking into exporting to a more recent OSV format
  • @sjn - is OpenVEX useful for this?
  • @garu - reviewing workflow process

Other

  • @stigtsp - invite Kairo to talk about rsTUF at next meeting

Upcoming events and deadlines

  1. Norwegian Unix Users Group, Monthly meeting 2024-11-12, Oslo, Norway - @sjn gives his metadata/supply chain talk again
  2. FOSDEM Fringe 2025 - Friday January 31st, Brussels
  3. FOSDEM 2025 - February 1-2, Brussels - three devrooms!
  4. PTS 2025 - Most likely date: last weekend of April or first week of May

Operating changes

  • @sjn - Is 17:00 a better meeting time post-DST? – no

Next meeting date, time and location

  • Next meeting is Friday 2024-11-15 (15 Nov 2024) @ 16:00 UTC in #cpansec-discussion on Matrix (17:00 Europe/Amsterdam)

17:30 UTC – Meeting end

17:30 UTC – End