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From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: skhan@linuxfoundation.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
	workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 10/14] docs: security-bugs: add a section for maintainers receiving reports
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 2026 09:02:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261109080240.29444-11-w@1wt.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261109080240.29444-1-w@1wt.eu>

Now that reports are expected to be more commonly sent directly to
maintainers, some of them will receive security reports for the first
time and may not know what to do with them, or worry about having to
deal with them alone.

Let's add a short section reminding them that they are not alone, and
that they are welcome to ask the security team for help at any time.

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
---
 Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
index f19c712bc8e7b..280f7f3a94603 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Security bugs
 
 Linux kernel developers take security very seriously.  As such, we'd
 like to know when a security bug is found so that it can be fixed and
-disclosed as quickly as possible.
+disclosed as quickly as possible. If you are a maintainer and received
+a report, there is a section dedicated to you below.
 
 What qualifies as a security bug
 --------------------------------
@@ -404,6 +405,24 @@ do not ask for proper receipt before this delay. This will not make your report
 be processed faster, will add extra load on maintainers and all you risk is
 your future messages being ignored.
 
+For maintainers receiving a report
+----------------------------------
+
+If you maintain some code in the kernel and received a security report, don't
+panic, you're not alone! The wording of AI-generated reports these days tends
+to sound scary, but just stick to technical facts and proceed like you would
+with any other bug report. Feel free to share the report with other maintainers
+who you think can help you, telling them upfront that the report is private.
+Many other reports are being handled by other maintainers at any instant, do
+not start to worry that the security of the whole kernel suddenly depends on
+your ability to provide a quick fix. Do not let reporters dictate conditions
+that are not compatible with what this document describes. If you have any
+question or doubt, be it about the validity of the report, its impact, the
+process to follow, difficult interactions with a reporter, or even if you've
+mistakenly leaked part of the report to a public list (yes, this happens), just
+ask the security team for help, for example by replying to the report with the
+security team in Cc:, or by forwarding it to them if you're seeking advice.
+
 Disclosure and embargoed information
 ------------------------------------
 
-- 
2.52.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-09  8:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-09  8:02 [PATCH 00/14] security-bugs doc updates Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 01/14] docs: security-bugs: reorganize the document without changing its contents Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 02/14] docs: security-bugs: clarify when to Cc the security team Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 03/14] docs: security-bugs: never publish reproducers of bugs with a security impact Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 04/14] docs: threat-model: clarify the case of automatically mounted file systems Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 05/14] docs: security-bugs: explain how to send a fix that can be applied Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 06/14] docs: security-bugs: do not send archives or binary attachments Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 07/14] docs: security-bugs: first-time reporters must send a single report first Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 08/14] docs: security-bugs: explain what to do when a report gets no response Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 09/14] docs: security-bugs: reports left unanswered for 7 days will be dropped Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` Willy Tarreau [this message]
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 11/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why directly sent reports add extra work Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 12/14] docs: security-bugs: explain why AI-found bugs are handled publicly Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 13/14] docs: submitting-patches: defer to security-bugs.rst for security fixes Willy Tarreau
2026-11-09  8:02 ` [PATCH 14/14] docs: netdev: align the security fixes section with security-bugs.rst Willy Tarreau

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