Thread (11 messages) 11 messages, 5 authors, 2021-04-20

Re: [PATCH 1/2] SECURITY: describe how to report vulnerabilities

From: Denton Liu <hidden>
Date: 2021-03-27 00:01:06

Hi Dscho,

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:12:45PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
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From: Johannes Schindelin <redacted>

In the same document, describe that Git does not have Long Term Support
(LTS) release trains, although security fixes are always applied to a
few of the most recent release trains.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <redacted>
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 SECURITY.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a vulnerability
+
+Please send a detailed mail to git-security@googlegroups.com to
+report vulnerabilities in Git.
+
+Even when unsure whether the bug in question is an exploitable
+vulnerability, it is recommended to send the report to
+git-security@googlegroups.com (and obviously not to discuss the
+issue anywhere else).
+
+Vulnerabilities are expected to be discussed _only_ on that
+list, and not in public, until the official announcement on the
+Git mailing list on the release date.
+
+Examples for details to include:
+
+- Ideally a short description (or a script) to demonstrate an
+  exploit.
+- The affected platforms and scenarios (the vulnerability might
+  only affect setups with case-sensitiv file systems, for
Small typo: s/sensitiv/&e/
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