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Documentation: security-bugs.rst: update preferences when dealing with the linux-distros group
Because the linux-distros group forces reporters to release information about reported bugs, and they impose arbitrary deadlines in having those bugs fixed despite not actually being kernel developers, the kernel security team recommends not interacting with them at all as this just causes confusion and the early-release of reported security problems. Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2023063020-throat-pantyhose-f110@gregkh Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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of the report are treated confidentially even after the embargo has been
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lifted, in perpetuity.
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Coordination
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Fixes for sensitive bugs, such as those that might lead to privilege
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escalations, may need to be coordinated with the private
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<linux-distros@vs.openwall.org> mailing list so that distribution vendors
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are well prepared to issue a fixed kernel upon public disclosure of the
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upstream fix. Distros will need some time to test the proposed patch and
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will generally request at least a few days of embargo, and vendor update
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publication prefers to happen Tuesday through Thursday. When appropriate,
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the security team can assist with this coordination, or the reporter can
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include linux-distros from the start. In this case, remember to prefix
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the email Subject line with "[vs]" as described in the linux-distros wiki:
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<http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#how-to-use-the-lists>
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Coordination with other groups
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The kernel security team strongly recommends that reporters of potential
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security issues NEVER contact the "linux-distros" mailing list until
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AFTER discussing it with the kernel security team. Do not Cc: both
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lists at once. You may contact the linux-distros mailing list after a
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fix has been agreed on and you fully understand the requirements that
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doing so will impose on you and the kernel community.
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The different lists have different goals and the linux-distros rules do
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not contribute to actually fixing any potential security problems.
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