Documentation: security-bugs.rst: clarify CVE handling
authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:14:21 +0000 (09:14 +0200)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:44:10 +0000 (07:44 +0200)
commit3c1897ae4b6bc7cc586eda2feaa2cd68325ec29c
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Documentation: security-bugs.rst: clarify CVE handling

The kernel security team does NOT assign CVEs, so document that properly
and provide the "if you want one, ask MITRE for it" response that we
give on a weekly basis in the document, so we don't have to constantly
say it to everyone who asks.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2023063022-retouch-kerosene-7e4a@gregkh
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst