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+# combine-to-osv
+
+## What
+
+Combine [`PackageInfo`](https://github.com/google/osv.dev/blob/2c22e9534a521c6c6350275427f80e481065ca39/vulnfeeds/vulns/vulns.go#L165-L171) file fragments into a single OSV record.
+
+## Why
+
+To address the generation of CVE records from multiple disparate sources (all requiring a common record prefix):
+
+* Alpine, by [this code](../alpine)
+* Debian, by [this code](../debian)
+* the NVD, by [this code](../nvd-cve-osv)
+
+## How
+
+See [`run_combine_to_osv_convert.sh`](run_combine_to_osv_convert.sh):
+
+* Reads from [`gs://cve-osv-conversion/parts`](https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/index.html?prefix=parts/)
+* Merges with CVE data from NVD (obtained from GCS mirror maintained by [`download-cves`](../download-cves/mirror_nvd.sh))
+* Writes an OSV record to [`gs://cve-osv-conversion/osv-output`](https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/index.html?prefix=osv-output/)
+  * This is the import source for [`cve-osv`](https://github.com/google/osv.dev/blob/2c22e9534a521c6c6350275427f80e481065ca39/source.yaml#L96)
+  * What gets written can be overridden by OSV records in [`gs://cve-osv-conversion/osv-output-overrides`](https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/index.html?prefix=osv-output-overrides/)
+
+## Operational matters
+
+* Runs every hour (on the half hour) as a [Kubernetes CronJob](https://github.com/google/osv.dev/blob/master/deployment/clouddeploy/gke-workers/base/combine-to-osv.yaml)
+
+### Overriding an OSV record
+
+#### Situation
+
+There's a generated OSV record that contains incorrect information and needs to be overriden (e.g. it is causing false positives)
+
+Possible edits to consider making:
+
+* remove or correct an incorrect `affected` entry
+* add a `withdrawn` field
+
+#### Considerations
+
+This statically overrides the record generated, meaning any and all of the inputs for this record will be diregarded. The record will no longer change.
+
+#### Procedure
+
+1. `gsutil cp gs://cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-YYYY-NNNN.json`
+2. manually edit the file
+3. `gsutil cp gs://cve-osv-conversion/osv-output-overrides/CVE-YYYY-NNNN.json`