Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation: Document the Linux Kernel CVE process

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Feb 14 2024 - 08:10:21 EST


On 14/02/2024 09:00, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> The Linux kernel project now has the ability to assign CVEs to fixed
> issues, so document the process and how individual developers can get a
> CVE if one is not automatically assigned for their fixes.
>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3: fix up wording in security-bugs.rst based on the changes to the cve
> assignment process from v1, thanks to a private reviewer for
> pointing that out.
> v2: Grammer fixes based on review from Randy
> Updated paragraph about how CVE identifiers will be assigned
> (automatically when added to stable trees, or ask us for one
> directly before that happens if so desired)
>
> Documentation/process/cve.rst | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Documentation/process/index.rst | 1 +
> Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst | 5 +-

Great direction! Finally all these bugs we are fixing every release
(thus in stable trees) will get proper attention via assigned CVEs.

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>

Best regards,
Krzysztof