linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation: Document the Linux Kernel CVE process

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <Zc5PycMenLBYECAn@tiehlicka>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:54:17 +0100
From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: corbet@....net, workflows@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, security@...nel.org,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation: Document the Linux Kernel CVE process

On Wed 14-02-24 09:00:30, Greg KH wrote:
[...]
> +Process
> +-------
> +
> +As part of the normal stable release process, kernel changes that are
> +potentially security issues are identified by the developers responsible
> +for CVE number assignments and have CVE numbers automatically assigned
> +to them.  These assignments are published on the linux-cve-announce
> +mailing list as announcements on a frequent basis.
> +
> +Note, due to the layer at which the Linux kernel is in a system, almost
> +any bug might be exploitable to compromise the security of the kernel,
> +but the possibility of exploitation is often not evident when the bug is
> +fixed.  Because of this, the CVE assignment team is overly cautious and
> +assign CVE numbers to any bugfix that they identify.  This
> +explains the seemingly large number of CVEs that are issued by the Linux
> +kernel team.

Does the process focus only on assigning CVE numbers to a given upstream
commit(s) withou any specifics of the actual security threat covered by
the said CVE?
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs