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From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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        Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2] Documentation/security-bugs: provide more information about linux-distros
Date:   Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:11:03 -0400
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Provide more information about how to interact with the linux-distros
mailing list for disclosing security bugs.

Reference the linux-distros list policy and clarify that the reporter
must read and understand those policies as they differ from
security@kernel.org's policy.

Suggested-by: Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

Changes in v2:
 - Focus more on pointing to the linux-distros wiki and policies.
 - Remove explicit linux-distros email.
 - Remove various explanations of linux-distros policies.

 Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst | 19 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
index dcd6c93c7aac..380d44fd618d 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
@@ -60,16 +60,15 @@ Coordination
 ------------
 
 Fixes for sensitive bugs, such as those that might lead to privilege
-escalations, may need to be coordinated with the private
-<linux-distros@vs.openwall.org> mailing list so that distribution vendors
-are well prepared to issue a fixed kernel upon public disclosure of the
-upstream fix. Distros will need some time to test the proposed patch and
-will generally request at least a few days of embargo, and vendor update
-publication prefers to happen Tuesday through Thursday. When appropriate,
-the security team can assist with this coordination, or the reporter can
-include linux-distros from the start. In this case, remember to prefix
-the email Subject line with "[vs]" as described in the linux-distros wiki:
-<http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros#how-to-use-the-lists>
+escalations, may need to be coordinated with the private linux-distros mailing
+list so that distribution vendors are well prepared to issue a fixed kernel
+upon public disclosure of the upstream fix. Please read and follow the policies
+of linux-distros as specified in the linux-distros wiki page before reporting:
+<https://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros>. When
+appropriate, the security team can assist with this coordination, or the
+reporter can include linux-distros from the start. In this case, remember to
+prefix the email Subject line with "[vs]" as described in the linux-distros
+wiki.
 
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