linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v2] docs: clarify security-bugs disclosure policy

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Message-ID: <20180422100032.GA18114@amd>
Date:   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:00:32 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2] docs: clarify security-bugs disclosure policy

Hi!

On Fri 2018-03-09 13:15:31, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:45 PM, Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > If you want to be taken seriously then I think minimum you also need to
> > - Give a GPG key for messages to the list
> 
> Oh, I don't want to be taken seriously by people who use gpg
> encrypted email.

Heh. I see that gpg has some usability problems, but we do encrypt our
http connections, and email is at least as sensitive.

> > - State what security is in place (encryption etc) to protect the list
> >   itself
> 
> That could be stated, but it's worth noting the other rules.
> 
> If you have some long corrupt vendor disclosure period and are worried
> about any good guys finding out (the bad guys probably already have
> it), we're not the list for you anyway.
> 
> Keep your "we'll keep security problems under wraps so that they can
> be exploited for a long time" emails to yourself, or send them to
> /dev/null.

Umm, they will not sent it to /dev/null, as that is not encrypted :-).

I guess I can act as this kind of /dev/null. It might be useful to
note the issues, and for the serious ones notify you few days before
the "long" embargo is going to expire...

Best regards,

								Pavel
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