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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>
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Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

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If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
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to security@kernel.org. For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
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to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
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obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists.
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obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also
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:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <security-bugs>`.
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Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed
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toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::

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