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22 | 22 | As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it |
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23 | 23 | will be to diagnose and fix. Please review the procedure outlined in |
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24 | | -admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst if you are unclear about what |
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| 24 | +:doc:`reporting-bugs` if you are unclear about what |
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25 | 25 | information is helpful. Any exploit code is very helpful and will not |
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26 | 26 | be released without consent from the reporter unless it has already been |
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27 | 27 | made public. |
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| 28 | + |
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| 29 | +Please send plain text emails without attachments where possible. |
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| 30 | +It is much harder to have a context-quoted discussion about a complex |
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| 31 | +issue if all the details are hidden away in attachments. Think of it like a |
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| 32 | +:doc:`regular patch submission <../process/submitting-patches>` |
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| 33 | +(even if you don't have a patch yet): describe the problem and impact, list |
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| 34 | +reproduction steps, and follow it with a proposed fix, all in plain text. |
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28 | 35 | |
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29 | 36 | Disclosure and embargoed information |
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44 | 51 | the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release |
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45 | 52 | coordination. |
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46 | 53 | |
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47 | | -Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in |
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| 54 | +While embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in |
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48 | 55 | order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside |
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49 | 56 | the fix or on any other disclosure channel without the permission of the |
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50 | 57 | reporter. This includes but is not limited to the original bug report |
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56 | 63 | of the report are treated confidentially even after the embargo has been |
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57 | 64 | lifted, in perpetuity. |
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59 | | -Coordination |
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| 66 | +Coordination with other groups |
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61 | 68 | |
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62 | | -Fixes for sensitive bugs, such as those that might lead to privilege |
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63 | | -escalations, may need to be coordinated with the private |
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64 | | -<linux-distros@vs.openwall.org> mailing list so that distribution vendors |
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65 | | -are well prepared to issue a fixed kernel upon public disclosure of the |
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66 | | -upstream fix. Distros will need some time to test the proposed patch and |
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67 | | -will generally request at least a few days of embargo, and vendor update |
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68 | | -publication prefers to happen Tuesday through Thursday. When appropriate, |
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69 | | -the security team can assist with this coordination, or the reporter can |
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70 | | -include linux-distros from the start. In this case, remember to prefix |
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71 | | -the email Subject line with "[vs]" as described in the linux-distros wiki: |
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72 | | -<http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#how-to-use-the-lists> |
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| 69 | +The kernel security team strongly recommends that reporters of potential |
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| 70 | +security issues NEVER contact the "linux-distros" mailing list until |
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| 71 | +AFTER discussing it with the kernel security team. Do not Cc: both |
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| 72 | +lists at once. You may contact the linux-distros mailing list after a |
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| 73 | +fix has been agreed on and you fully understand the requirements that |
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| 74 | +doing so will impose on you and the kernel community. |
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| 75 | + |
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| 76 | +The different lists have different goals and the linux-distros rules do |
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| 77 | +not contribute to actually fixing any potential security problems. |
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73 | 78 | |
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74 | 79 | CVE assignment |
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77 | | -The security team does not normally assign CVEs, nor do we require them |
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78 | | -for reports or fixes, as this can needlessly complicate the process and |
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79 | | -may delay the bug handling. If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier |
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80 | | -assigned ahead of public disclosure, they will need to contact the private |
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81 | | -linux-distros list, described above. When such a CVE identifier is known |
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82 | | -before a patch is provided, it is desirable to mention it in the commit |
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83 | | -message if the reporter agrees. |
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| 82 | +The security team does not assign CVEs, nor do we require them for |
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| 83 | +reports or fixes, as this can needlessly complicate the process and may |
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| 84 | +delay the bug handling. If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier |
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| 85 | +assigned, they should find one by themselves, for example by contacting |
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| 86 | +MITRE directly. However under no circumstances will a patch inclusion |
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| 87 | +be delayed to wait for a CVE identifier to arrive. |
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84 | 88 | |
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85 | 89 | Non-disclosure agreements |
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