[tbb-commits] [Git][tpo/applications/tor-browser][tor-browser-102.10.0esr-12.5-1] fixup! Bug 41649: Create rebase and security backport gitlab issue templates

Richard Pospesel (@richard) git at gitlab.torproject.org
Sun Apr 23 11:53:11 UTC 2023



Richard Pospesel pushed to branch tor-browser-102.10.0esr-12.5-1 at The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser


Commits:
0db7a4bd by Richard Pospesel at 2023-04-23T11:51:30+00:00
fixup! Bug 41649: Create rebase and security backport gitlab issue templates

- - - - -


3 changed files:

- .gitlab/issue_templates/Backport Android Security Fixes.md
- .gitlab/issue_templates/Rebase Browser - Alpha.md
- .gitlab/issue_templates/Rebase Browser - Stable.md


Changes:

=====================================
.gitlab/issue_templates/Backport Android Security Fixes.md
=====================================
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   - example : `102.8.0`
 - `$(RR_VERSION)` : the Mozilla defined Rapid-Release version; Tor Browser for Android is based off of the `$(ESR_VERSION)`, but Mozilla's Firefox for Android is based off of the `$(RR_VERSION)` so we need to keep track of security vulnerabilities to backport from the monthly Rapid-Release train and our frozen ESR train.
   - example: `110`
+- `$(PROJECT_NAME)` : the name of the browser project, either `base-browser` or `tor-browser`
 - `$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR)` : the Tor Browser major version
   - example : `12`
 - `$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)` : the Tor Browser minor version
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
   - example : `build1`
 </details>
 
-**NOTE:** It is assumed the `tor-browser` rebase has already happened and there exists a `build1` build tag for both `base-browser` and `tor-browser`
+**NOTE:** It is assumed the `tor-browser` rebase (stable and alpha) has already happened and there exists a `build1` build tags for both `base-browser` and `tor-browser` (stable and alpha)
 
 ### **Bookkeeping**
 
@@ -36,26 +37,53 @@
   - Create link to the CVE on [mozilla.org](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/)
     - example: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/#CVE-2023-25740
   - Create link to the associated Bugzilla issues (found in the CVE description)
-  - Create a link to the relevant `gecko-dev`/other commit hashes which need to be backported OR a brief justification for why the fix does not need to be backported
+  - Create links to the relevant `gecko-dev`/other commit hashes which need to be backported OR a brief justification for why the fix does not need to be backported
     - To find the `gecko-dev` version of a `mozilla-central`, search for a unique string in the relevant `mozilla-central` commit message in the `gecko-dev/release` branch log.
     - **NOTE:** This process is unfortunately somewhat poorly defined/ad-hoc given the general variation in how Bugzilla issues are labeled and resolved. In general this is going to involve a bit of hunting to identify needed commits or determining whether or not the fix is relevant.
 
+### CVEs
+
+<!-- CVE Resolution Template, foreach CVE to investigate add an entry in the form:
+- [ ] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsaYYYY-NN/#CVE-YYYY-XXXXX // CVE description
+  - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=NNNNNN // Bugzilla issue
+  - **Note** : Any relevant info about this fix, justification for why it is not necessary, etc
+  - **Patches**
+    - firefox-android : https://link.to/relevant/patch
+    - firefox : https://link.to/relevant/patch
+ -->
 
 ### **tor-browser** : https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser.git
 - [ ] Backport any Android-specific security fixes from Firefox rapid-release
-  - [ ] Sign/Tag commit:
-    - Tag : `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(BUILD_N)`
+  - [ ] Backport patches to `tor-browser` stable branch
+  - [ ] Open MR
+  - [ ] Merge
+  - [ ] Rebase patches onto:
+    - [ ] `base-browser` stable
+    - [ ] `tor-browser` alpha
+    - [ ] `base-browser` alpha
+  - [ ] Sign/Tag commits:
+    - Tag : `$(PROJECT_NAME)-$(ESR_VERSION)-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(BUILD_N)`
     - Message: `Tagging $(BUILD_N) for $(ESR_VERSION)-based alpha)`
-  - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
+    - [ ] `base-browser` stable
+    - [ ] `tor-browser` stable
+    - [ ] `base-browser` alpha
+    - [ ] `tor-browser` alpha
+  - [ ] Push tags to `origin`
 **OR**
 - [ ] No backports
 
 ### **application-services** : *TODO: we will need to setup a gitlab copy of this repo that we can apply security backports to if there are ever any security issues here*
 - [ ] Backport any Android-specific security fixes from Firefox rapid-release
-  - [ ] Sign/Tag commit:
+  - [ ] Backport patches to `application-services` stable branch
+  - [ ] Open MR
+  - [ ] Merge
+  - [ ] Rebase patches onto `application-services` alpha
+  - [ ] Sign/Tag commits:
     - Tag : `application-services-$(ESR_VERSION)-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(BUILD_N)`
     - Message: `Tagging $(BUILD_N) for $(ESR_VERSION)-based alpha`
-  - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
+    - [ ] `application-services` stable
+    - [ ] `application-services` alpha
+  - [ ] Push tags to `origin`
   **OR**
 - [ ] No backports
 
@@ -63,10 +91,16 @@
 ### **android-components** : https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/android-components.git
 - [ ] Backport any Android-specific security fixes from Firefox rapid-release
   - **NOTE**: Since November 2022, this repo has been merged with `fenix` into a singular `firefox-android` repo: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android. Any backport will require a patch rewrite to apply to our legacy `android-components` project.
-  - [ ] Sign/Tag commit:
+  - [ ] Backport patches to `android-components` stable branch
+  - [ ] Open MR
+  - [ ] Merge
+  - [ ] Rebase patches onto `android-components` alpha
+  - [ ] Sign/Tag commits:
     - Tag : `android-components-$(ESR_VERSION)-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(BUILD_N)`
     - Message: `Tagging $(BUILD_N) for $(ESR_VERSION)-based alpha)`
-  - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
+    - [ ] `android-components` stable
+    - [ ] `android-components` alpha
+  - [ ] Push tags to `origin`
 **OR**
 - [ ] No backports
 
@@ -74,15 +108,17 @@
 ### **fenix** : https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix.git
 - [ ] Backport any Android-specific security fixes from Firefox rapid-release
   - **NOTE**: Since February 2023, this repo has been merged with `android-components` into a singular `firefox-android` repo: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android. Any backport will require a patch rewrite to apply to our legacy `fenix` project.
-  - [ ] Sign/Tag commit:
+  - [ ] Backport patches to `fenix` stable branch
+  - [ ] Open MR
+  - [ ] Merge
+  - [ ] Rebase patches onto `fenix` alpha
+  - [ ] Sign/Tag commits:
     - Tag : `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(BUILD_N)`
     - Message: `Tagging $(BUILD_N) for $(ESR_VERSION)-based alpha)`
-  - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
+    - [ ] `fenix` stable
+    - [ ] `fenix` alpha
+  - [ ] Push tags to `origin`
 **OR**
 - [ ] No backports
 
-### CVEs
-
-<!-- Create CVE resolution here -->
-
 /confidential


=====================================
.gitlab/issue_templates/Rebase Browser - Alpha.md
=====================================
@@ -27,14 +27,46 @@
 
 - [ ] Link this issue to the appropriate [Release Prep](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Release%20Prep) issue.
 
+### Update Branch Protection Rules
+
+- [ ] In [Repository Settings](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/settings/repository):
+  - [ ] Remove previous alpha `base-browser` and `tor-browser` branch protection rules (this will prevent pushing new changes to the branches being rebased)
+  - [ ] Create new `base-browser` and `tor-browser` branch protection rule:
+    - **Branch**: `*-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(BROWSER_MAJOR).$(BROWSER_MINOR)-1*`
+      - example: `*-102.8.0esr-12.5-1*`
+    - **Allowed to merge**: `Maintainers`
+    - **Allowed to push and merge**: `Maintainers`
+    - **Allowed to force push**: `false`
+
+### **Create New Branches**
+
+- [ ] Create new alpha `base-browser` branch from Firefox mercurial tag (found during the stable rebase)
+  - branch name in the form: `base-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(BROWSER_MAJOR).$(BROWSER_MINOR)-1`
+  - example: `base-browser-102.8.0esr-12.5-1`
+- [ ] Create new alpha `tor-browser` branch from Firefox mercurial tag
+  - branch name in the form: `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(BROWSER_MAJOR).$(BROWSER_MINOR)-1`
+  - example: `tor-browser-102.8.0esr-12.5-1`
+- [ ] Push new `base-browser` branch to `origin`
+- [ ] Push new `tor-browser` branch to `origin`
+
 ### **Rebase base-browser**
 
-- [ ] Checkout a new branch for the `base-browser` rebase
+- [ ] Checkout a new local branch for the `base-browser` rebase
   - example: `git branch base-browser-rebase FIREFOX_102_8_0esr_BUILD1`
 - [ ] Cherry-pick the previous `base-browser` commits up to `base-browser`'s `build1` tag onto new `base-browser` rebase branch
   - example: `git cherry-pick FIREFOX_102_7_0esr_BUILD1..base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1-build1`
 - [ ] Rebase and autosquash these cherry-picked commits
   - example: `git rebase --autosquash --interactive FIREFOX_102_8_0esr_BUILD1 HEAD`
+  - [ ] **(Optional)** Patch reordering
+    - Relocate new `base-browser` patches in the patch-set to enforce this rough thematic ordering:
+      - **MOZILLA BACKPORTS** - official Firefox patches we have backported to our ESR branch: Android-specific security updates, critical bug fixes, worthwhile features, etc
+      - **MOZILLA REVERTS** - revert commits of official Firefox patches
+      - **UPLIFT CANDIDATES** - patches which stand on their own and should be uplifted to `mozilla-central`
+      - **BUILD CONFIGURATION** - tools/scripts, gitlab templates, etc
+      - **BROWSER CONFIGURATION** - branding, mozconfigs, preference overrides, etc
+      - **SECURITY PATCHES** - security improvements, hardening, etc
+      - **PRIVACY PATCHES** - fingerprinting, linkability, proxy bypass, etc
+      - **FEATURES** - new functionality: updater, UX, letterboxing, security level, add-on integration, etc
 - [ ] Cherry-pick remainder of patches after the `build1` tag
   - example: `git cherry-pick base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1-build1 origin/base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1`
 - [ ] Compare patch sets to ensure nothing *weird* happened during conflict resolution:
@@ -61,15 +93,30 @@
   - example: `git cherry-pick base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1-build1..tor-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1-build1`
 - [ ] Rebase and autosquash these cherry-picked commits (from the last new `base-browser` commit to `HEAD`)
   - example: `git rebase --autosquash --interactive base-browser-102.8.0esr-12.5-1-build1 HEAD`
+  - [ ] **(Optional)** Patch reordering
+    - Relocate new `tor-browser` patches in the patch-set to enforce this rough thematic ordering:
+      - **BUILD CONFIGURATION** - tools/scripts, gitlab templates, etc
+      - **BROWSER CONFIGURATION** - branding, mozconfigs, preference overrides, etc
+      - **UPDATER PATCHES** - updater tweaks, signing keys, etc
+      - **SECURITY PATCHES** - non tor-dependent security improvements, hardening, etc
+      - **PRIVACY PATCHES** - non tor-dependent fingerprinting, linkability, proxy bypass, etc
+      - **FEAURES** - non tor-dependent features
+      - **TOR INTEGRATION** - legacy tor-launcher/torbutton, tor modules, bootstrapping, etc
+      - **TOR SECURITY PATCHES** - tor-specific security improvements
+      - **TOR PRIVACY PATCHES** - tor-specific privacy improvements
+      - **TOR FEATURES** - new tor-specific functionality: manual, onion-location, onion service client auth, etc
 - [ ] Cherry-pick remainder of patches after the last `buildN` tag
   - example: `git cherry-pick base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1-build1..origin/tor-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1`
+- [ ] Rebase and autosquash again (from the last new `base-browser` commit to `HEAD`), this time replacing all `fixup` and `squash` commands with `pick`. The goal here is to have all of the `fixup` and `squash` commits beside the commit which they modify.
+  - example: `git rebase --autosquash --interactive base-browser-102.8.0esr-12.5-1-build1 HEAD`
+  - **NOTE**: Do not allow `fixup` or `squash` commands here!
 - [ ] Compare patch sets to ensure nothing *weird* happened during conflict resolution:
   - [ ] diff of diffs:
     -  Do the diff between `current_patchset.diff` and `rebased_patchset.diff` with your preferred difftool and look at differences on lines that starts with + or -
     - `git diff $(ESR_TAG_PREV)..$(BROWSER_BRANCH_PREV) > current_patchset.diff`
     - `git diff $(ESR_TAG)..$(BROWSER_BRANCH) > rebased_patchset.diff`
     - diff `current_patchset.diff` and `rebased_patchset.diff`
-      - If everything went correctly, the only lines which should differ should be the lines starting with `index abc123...def456`
+      - If everything went correctly, the only lines which should differ should be the lines starting with `index abc123...def456` (unless the previous `base-browser` branch includes changes not included in the previous `tor-browser` branch)
   - [ ] rangediff: `git range-diff $(ESR_TAG_PREV)..$(TOR_BROWSER_BRANCH_PREV) $(ESR_TAG)..HEAD`
     - example: `git range-dif FIREFOX_102_7_0esr_BUILD1..origin/tor-browser-102.7.0esr-12.5-1 FIREFOX_102_8_0esr_BUILD1..HEAD`
 - [ ] Open MR for the `tor-browser` rebase


=====================================
.gitlab/issue_templates/Rebase Browser - Stable.md
=====================================
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@
 
 - [ ] Link this issue to the appropriate [Release Prep](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Release%20Prep) issue.
 
+### Update Branch Protection Rules
+
+- [ ] In [Repository Settings](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/settings/repository):
+  - [ ] Remove previous stable `base-browser` and `tor-browser` branch protection rules (this will prevent pushing new changes to the branches being rebased)
+  - [ ] Create new `base-browser` and `tor-browser` branch protection rule:
+    - **Branch**: `*-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(BROWSER_MAJOR).$(BROWSER_MINOR)-1*`
+      - example: `*-102.8.0esr-12.0-1*`
+    - **Allowed to merge**: `Maintainers`
+    - **Allowed to push and merge**: `Maintainers`
+    - **Allowed to force push**: `false`
+
 ### **Identify the Firefox Tagged Commit and Create New Branches**
 
 - [ ] Find the Firefox mercurial tag here : https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr102/tags
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@
 
 ### **Rebase base-browser**
 
-- [ ] Checkout a new branch for the `base-browser` rebase
+- [ ] Checkout a new local branch for the `base-browser` rebase
   - example: `git branch base-browser-rebase FIREFOX_102_8_0esr_BUILD1`
 - [ ] Cherry-pick the previous `base-browser` commits up to `base-browser`'s `build1` tag onto new `base-browser` rebase branch
   - example: `git cherry-pick FIREFOX_102_7_0esr_BUILD1..base-browser-102.7.0esr-12.0-1-build1`
@@ -72,6 +83,7 @@
   - Message : `Tagging build1 for $(ESR_VERSION)esr-based stable`
 - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
 
+
 ### **Rebase tor-browser**
 
 - [ ] Checkout a new branch for the `tor-browser` rebase starting from the `base-browser` `build1` tag
@@ -88,7 +100,7 @@
     - `git diff $(ESR_TAG_PREV)..$(BROWSER_BRANCH_PREV) > current_patchset.diff`
     - `git diff $(ESR_TAG)..$(BROWSER_BRANCH) > rebased_patchset.diff`
     - diff `current_patchset.diff` and `rebased_patchset.diff`
-      - If everything went correctly, the only lines which should differ should be the lines starting with `index abc123...def456`
+      - If everything went correctly, the only lines which should differ should be the lines starting with `index abc123...def456` (unless the previous `base-browser` branch includes changes not included in the previous `tor-browser` branch)
   - [ ] rangediff: `git range-diff $(ESR_TAG_PREV)..$(TOR_BROWSER_BRANCH_PREV) $(ESR_TAG)..HEAD`
     - example: `git range-dif FIREFOX_102_7_0esr_BUILD1..origin/tor-browser-102.7.0esr-12.0-1 FIREFOX_102_8_0esr_BUILD1..HEAD`
 - [ ] Open MR for the `tor-browser` rebase
@@ -97,4 +109,3 @@
   - Tag : `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(BROWSER_MAJOR).$(BROWSER_MINOR)-1-build1`
   - Message : `Tagging build1 for $(ESR_VERSION)esr-based stable`
 - [ ] Push tag to `origin`
-



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