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cosign's `cosign verify-attestaton --type` can report a false positive if any attestation exists

GHSA-vjxv-45g9-9296 · BIT-cosign-2022-35929 · CVE-2022-35929 · GO-2022-0758

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Description

cosign verify-attestation used with the --type flag will report a false positive verification when:

  • There is at least one attestation with a valid signature
  • There are NO attestations of the type being verified (--type defaults to "custom")

This can happen when signing with a standard keypair and with "keyless" signing with Fulcio. Users should upgrade to cosign version 1.10.1 or greater for a patch. Currently the only workaround is to upgrade.

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