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| author |   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org> | 2020-08-27 12:53:18 +0200 |
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| committer |   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2020-08-31 16:27:57 -0600 |
| commit | eb45fb2fb16df0050b9ae28f06095d72278959d9 (patch) | |
| tree | 8496249cbc38c95114fce8022dc6da7b8ddf2b90 /Documentation/process | |
| parent | docs/ia64: Drop obsolete Xen documentation (diff) | |
| download | linux-dev-eb45fb2fb16df0050b9ae28f06095d72278959d9.tar.xz linux-dev-eb45fb2fb16df0050b9ae28f06095d72278959d9.zip | |
docs: process: Add cross-link to security-bugs
The submitting patches mentions criteria for a fix to be called
"security fix". Add a link to document explaining the entire process
of handling security bugs.
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Felipe Balbi <balbi@kernel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200827105319.9734-1-krzk@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/process')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 5219bf3cddfc..d5b3c5a74d5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ sending him e-mail. If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch to security@kernel.org. For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases, -obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. +obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also +:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <security-bugs>`. Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this:: |