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Message-ID: <486D4541.25808.C600354@pageexec.freemail.hu>
Date:	Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:31:45 +0200
From:	pageexec@...email.hu
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.25.10

[spender's asked to be off the CC]

On 3 Jul 2008 at 11:57, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 10:29:14AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> Adding 2 more addresses to this thread, as they were said to have
> questions about this kernel release.

not only this one, but every commit for the past few years that fixed
bugs with security impact. for reference:

http://lwn.net/Articles/285438/
http://lwn.net/Articles/286263/
http://lwn.net/Articles/287339/
http://lwn.net/Articles/288473/

> Again, if the above information is somehow insufficient as to what
> exactly is fixed in the -stable releases, and anyone has questions about
> how these release announcements are created, please let me know.

what is the disclosure policy used for commits fixing bugs with security
impact (both vanilla and -stable, especially if there's a difference)?

what do you include/omit?

how does it relate to what is declared in Documentation/SecurityBugs?

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