From: Krzysztof Kozlowski Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:53:18 +0000 (+0200) Subject: docs: process: Add cross-link to security-bugs X-Git-Url: http://git.maquefel.me/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=eb45fb2fb16d;p=linux.git 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 Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Reviewed-by: Felipe Balbi Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Kees Cook Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200827105319.9734-1-krzk@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 5219bf3cddfc6..d5b3c5a74d5d8 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 `. Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::