1.. _securitybugs: 2 3Security bugs 4============= 5 6Linux kernel developers take security very seriously. As such, we'd 7like to know when a security bug is found so that it can be fixed and 8disclosed as quickly as possible. Please report security bugs to the 9Linux kernel security team. 10 111) Contact 12---------- 13 14The Linux kernel security team can be contacted by email at 15<security@kernel.org>. This is a private list of security officers 16who will help verify the bug report and develop and release a fix. 17It is possible that the security team will bring in extra help from 18area maintainers to understand and fix the security vulnerability. 19 20As it is with any bug, the more information provided the easier it 21will be to diagnose and fix. Please review the procedure outlined in 22REPORTING-BUGS if you are unclear about what information is helpful. 23Any exploit code is very helpful and will not be released without 24consent from the reporter unless it has already been made public. 25 262) Disclosure 27------------- 28 29The goal of the Linux kernel security team is to work with the 30bug submitter to bug resolution as well as disclosure. We prefer 31to fully disclose the bug as soon as possible. It is reasonable to 32delay disclosure when the bug or the fix is not yet fully understood, 33the solution is not well-tested or for vendor coordination. However, we 34expect these delays to be short, measurable in days, not weeks or months. 35A disclosure date is negotiated by the security team working with the 36bug submitter as well as vendors. However, the kernel security team 37holds the final say when setting a disclosure date. The timeframe for 38disclosure is from immediate (esp. if it's already publicly known) 39to a few weeks. As a basic default policy, we expect report date to 40disclosure date to be on the order of 7 days. 41 423) Non-disclosure agreements 43---------------------------- 44 45The Linux kernel security team is not a formal body and therefore unable 46to enter any non-disclosure agreements. 47