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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-04-16 18:20:36 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-04-16 18:20:36 -0400
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Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
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1Linux kernel developers take security very seriously. As such, we'd
2like to know when a security bug is found so that it can be fixed and
3disclosed as quickly as possible. Please report security bugs to the
4Linux kernel security team.
5
61) Contact
7
8The Linux kernel security team can be contacted by email at
9<security@kernel.org>. This is a private list of security officers
10who will help verify the bug report and develop and release a fix.
11It is possible that the security team will bring in extra help from
12area maintainers to understand and fix the security vulnerability.
13
14As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it
15will be to diagnose and fix. Please review the procedure outlined in
16REPORTING-BUGS if you are unclear about what information is helpful.
17Any exploit code is very helpful and will not be released without
18consent from the reporter unless it has already been made public.
19
202) Disclosure
21
22The goal of the Linux kernel security team is to work with the
23bug submitter to bug resolution as well as disclosure. We prefer
24to fully disclose the bug as soon as possible. It is reasonable to
25delay disclosure when the bug or the fix is not yet fully understood,
26the solution is not well-tested or for vendor coordination. However, we
27expect these delays to be short, measurable in days, not weeks or months.
28A disclosure date is negotiated by the security team working with the
29bug submitter as well as vendors. However, the kernel security team
30holds the final say when setting a disclosure date. The timeframe for
31disclosure is from immediate (esp. if it's already publically known)
32to a few weeks. As a basic default policy, we expect report date to
33disclosure date to be on the order of 7 days.
34
353) Non-disclosure agreements
36
37The Linux kernel security team is not a formal body and therefore unable
38to enter any non-disclosure agreements.