full-disclosure - Re: Linux's unofficial security-through-coverup policy

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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:21:15 +0100
From: A.L.M.Buxey@...ro.ac.uk
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, Brad Spengler <spender@...ecurity.net>,
	dailydave@...ts.immunitysec.com
Subject: Re: Linux's unofficial
	security-through-coverup	policy

Hi,

> Please let them know what you think of their policy of non-disclosure
> and coverups.  I hope someone also educates them on their ridiculous

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/

the whole source code for Linux kernel available for _anyone_
to download, scan through, run tools against etc etc.

they have a policy of non-disclosure?  Wierd. Last time I checked
I couldnt get the source code for Windows, IOS, OSX Intel from
a repository open to anyone.  and yet those companies have
a good disclosure policy?  I dont get your point. You want them
to specifically state how a vulnerability might actually
WORK and even give you some example code to make your life easier?

alan

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