Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation: security-bugs.rst: clarify CVE handling

Greg Kroah-Hartman
2023-06-30T07:22:03Z

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 09:14:21AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> The kernel security team does NOT assign CVEs, so document that properly
> and provide the "if you want one, ask MITRE for it" response that we
> give on a weekly basis in the document, so we don't have to constantly
> say it to everyone who asks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
> Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst | 11 ++++-------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
> index f12ac2316ce7..8b80e1eb7d79 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
> @@ -79,13 +79,10 @@ not contribute to actually fixing any potential security problems.
> CVE assignment
> --------------
>
> -The security team does not normally assign CVEs, nor do we require them
> -for reports or fixes, as this can needlessly complicate the process and
> -may delay the bug handling. If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier
> -assigned ahead of public disclosure, they will need to contact the private
> -linux-distros list, described above. When such a CVE identifier is known
> -before a patch is provided, it is desirable to mention it in the commit
> -message if the reporter agrees.
> +The security team does not assign CVEs, nor do we require them for
> +reports or fixes, as this can needlessly complicate the process and may
> +delay the bug handling. If a reporter wishes to have a CVE identifier
> +assigned, they should contact MITRE directly.
>
> Non-disclosure agreements
> -------------------------
> --
> 2.41.0
>

If there are no objections to these, I'll take them in my tree after
6.5-rc1 is out to make it simpler.

thanks,

greg k-h