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 As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it
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 will be to diagnose and fix.  Please review the procedure outlined in
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-admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst if you are unclear about what
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+:doc:`reporting-bugs` if you are unclear about what
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 information is helpful.  Any exploit code is very helpful and will not
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 be released without consent from the reporter unless it has already been
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 made public.
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+Please send plain text emails without attachments where possible.
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+It is much harder to have a context-quoted discussion about a complex
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+issue if all the details are hidden away in attachments.  Think of it like a
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+:doc:`regular patch submission <../process/submitting-patches>`
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+(even if you don't have a patch yet): describe the problem and impact, list
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+reproduction steps, and follow it with a proposed fix, all in plain text.
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 Disclosure and embargoed information
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 the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release
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-Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in
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 order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside
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 the fix or on any other disclosure channel without the permission of the
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 reporter.  This includes but is not limited to the original bug report
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 of the report are treated confidentially even after the embargo has been
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-Coordination
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-Fixes for sensitive bugs, such as those that might lead to privilege
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-escalations, may need to be coordinated with the private
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-<linux-distros@vs.openwall.org> mailing list so that distribution vendors
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-are well prepared to issue a fixed kernel upon public disclosure of the
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-upstream fix. Distros will need some time to test the proposed patch and
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-will generally request at least a few days of embargo, and vendor update
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-publication prefers to happen Tuesday through Thursday. When appropriate,
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-the security team can assist with this coordination, or the reporter can
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-include linux-distros from the start. In this case, remember to prefix
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-the email Subject line with "[vs]" as described in the linux-distros wiki:
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-<http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#how-to-use-the-lists>
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+The kernel security team strongly recommends that reporters of potential
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+security issues NEVER contact the "linux-distros" mailing list until
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+AFTER discussing it with the kernel security team.  Do not Cc: both
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+lists at once.  You may contact the linux-distros mailing list after a
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+fix has been agreed on and you fully understand the requirements that
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+doing so will impose on you and the kernel community.
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+The different lists have different goals and the linux-distros rules do
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+not contribute to actually fixing any potential security problems.
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-The security team does not normally assign CVEs, nor do we require them
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-may delay the bug handling. If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier
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-assigned ahead of public disclosure, they will need to contact the private
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-linux-distros list, described above. When such a CVE identifier is known
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-before a patch is provided, it is desirable to mention it in the commit
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-message if the reporter agrees.
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+The security team does not assign CVEs, nor do we require them for
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+reports or fixes, as this can needlessly complicate the process and may
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+delay the bug handling.  If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier
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+assigned, they should find one by themselves, for example by contacting
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