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3 | Security bugs |
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6 | Linux kernel developers take security very seriously. As such, we'd |
7 | like to know when a security bug is found so that it can be fixed and |
8 | disclosed as quickly as possible. Please report security bugs to the |
9 | Linux kernel security team. |
10 | |
11 | 1) Contact |
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13 | |
14 | The Linux kernel security team can be contacted by email at |
15 | <security@kernel.org>. This is a private list of security officers |
16 | who will help verify the bug report and develop and release a fix. |
17 | It is possible that the security team will bring in extra help from |
18 | area maintainers to understand and fix the security vulnerability. |
19 | |
20 | As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it |
21 | will be to diagnose and fix. Please review the procedure outlined in |
22 | REPORTING-BUGS if you are unclear about what information is helpful. |
23 | Any exploit code is very helpful and will not be released without |
24 | consent from the reporter unless it has already been made public. |
25 | |
26 | 2) Disclosure |
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28 | |
29 | The goal of the Linux kernel security team is to work with the |
30 | bug submitter to bug resolution as well as disclosure. We prefer |
31 | to fully disclose the bug as soon as possible. It is reasonable to |
32 | delay disclosure when the bug or the fix is not yet fully understood, |
33 | the solution is not well-tested or for vendor coordination. However, we |
34 | expect these delays to be short, measurable in days, not weeks or months. |
35 | A disclosure date is negotiated by the security team working with the |
36 | bug submitter as well as vendors. However, the kernel security team |
37 | holds the final say when setting a disclosure date. The timeframe for |
38 | disclosure is from immediate (esp. if it's already publicly known) |
39 | to a few weeks. As a basic default policy, we expect report date to |
40 | disclosure date to be on the order of 7 days. |
41 | |
42 | 3) Non-disclosure agreements |
43 | ---------------------------- |
44 | |
45 | The Linux kernel security team is not a formal body and therefore unable |
46 | to enter any non-disclosure agreements. |
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