linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: security-bugs.rst: update preferences when dealing with the linux-distros group

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Date:   Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:14:05 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        security@...nel.org, corbet@....net, workflows@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: security-bugs.rst: update preferences
 when dealing with the linux-distros group

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 09:14:20AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Because the linux-distros group forces reporters to release information
> about reported bugs, and they impose arbitrary deadlines in having those
> bugs fixed despite not actually being kernel developers, the kernel
> security team recommends not interacting with them at all as this just
> causes confusion and the early-release of reported security problems.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Yeah, this is good. It might make sense to explicitly detail the
rationale in security-bugs.rst (as you have in the commit log), but
perhaps that's too much detail.

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-- 
Kees Cook