linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 6/7] Documentation/security-bugs: clarify hardware vs. software vulnerabilities

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Date:   Sun,  5 Mar 2023 23:00:09 +0100
From:   Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...cle.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
        Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Amit Shah <aams@...zon.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>,
        Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...cle.com>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 6/7] Documentation/security-bugs: clarify hardware vs. software vulnerabilities

We should emphasize the fact that we have a separate document for
reporting hardware vulnerabilities.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/nycvar.YFH.7.76.2206062326230.10851@cbobk.fhfr.pm/
Suggested-by: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...cle.com>
---
 Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
index 61742dcfea50..7bd59587332a 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ While the security list is closed, the security team may bring in extra
 help from the relevant maintainers to understand and fix the security
 vulnerability.
 
+The security list is mainly for software vulnerabilities.  For hardware
+security vulnerabilities, see
+Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst instead.
+
 Note that the main interest of the kernel security list is in getting
 bugs fixed and getting patches reviewed, tested, and merged; CVE
 assignment, disclosure to distributions, and public disclosure happen on
-- 
2.40.0.rc1.2.gd15644fe02