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

From
Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 27, 2021, 00:00 UTC
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Hi Dscho,
On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:12:45PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> 
> 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 <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  SECURITY.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 51 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 SECURITY.md
> 
> diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..282790164e78
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/SECURITY.md
> @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
> +# 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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  2. 2/2 Document how we do embargoed releasesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 26, 2021
  3. 1/2 SECURITY: describe how to report vulnerabilitiesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 26, 2021
  4. Denton LiuMar 27, 2021
  5. Johannes SchindelinMar 29, 2021
  6. Bagas SanjayaMar 27, 2021
  7. Johannes SchindelinMar 29, 2021
  8. 0/2 Describe Git's security policyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 29, 2021
  9. 2/2 Document how we do embargoed releasesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 29, 2021
  10. Robin H. JohnsonApr 20, 2021
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  12. Robin H. JohnsonApr 20, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2021
  15. 1/2 SECURITY: describe how to report vulnerabilitiesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Mar 29, 2021

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