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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 14/14] docs: netdev: align the security fixes section with security-bugs.rst
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 2026 09:02:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261109080240.29444-15-w@1wt.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261109080240.29444-1-w@1wt.eu>

The netdev maintainer profile asks reporters of bugs with possible
security implications to use the public lists, which is consistent with
the way most of these bugs are handled, but it says nothing about
reproducers, and its suggested alternatives contradict security-bugs.rst:
it points to the security team's address, and to the linux-distros list
which must not be contacted before a fix is accepted. This text has been
left unchanged since 2013 when security reports were not yet a problem,
just because it remained unnoticed during the security doc refactoring.

Let's not change the rule (list first), just remind that repros are not
meant to be publicly shared, and suggest to defer to security-bugs.rst
now.

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
---
 Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst
index 0c155adccfac9..2d1be16c498ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst
@@ -334,10 +334,15 @@ Security fixes
 Do not email netdev maintainers directly if you think you discovered
 a bug that might have possible security implications.
 The current netdev maintainer has consistently requested that
-people use the mailing lists and not reach out directly.  If you aren't
-OK with that, then perhaps consider mailing security@kernel.org or
-reading about http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros
-as possible alternative mechanisms.
+people use the mailing lists and not reach out directly. Fixes for such
+bugs are posted to the lists like any other fix, with a commit message
+that does not detail how to exploit the bug. Never post reproducers or
+exploits publicly: maintainers will ask for them privately if needed.
+
+Only for the rare bugs that constitute a vulnerability according to
+Documentation/process/threat-model.rst and that were not found using
+AI-based tools, follow the process described in
+Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst instead.
 
 
 Co-posting changes to user space components
-- 
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 ` [PATCH 10/14] docs: security-bugs: add a section for maintainers receiving reports Willy Tarreau
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 ` Willy Tarreau [this message]

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