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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 822d247..e61c9d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ that is fine, but please mark it as such. [[send-patches]] === Sending your patches. +:security-ml: footnoteref:[security-ml,The Git Security mailing list: git-security@googlegroups.com] + +Before sending any patches, please note that patches that may be +security relevant should be submitted privately to the Git Security +mailing list{security-ml}, instead of the public mailing list. + Learn to use format-patch and send-email if possible. These commands are optimized for the workflow of sending patches, avoiding many ways your existing e-mail client that is optimized for "multipart/*" mime @@ -259,6 +265,13 @@ patch, format it as "multipart/signed", not a text/plain message that starts with `-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----`. That is not a text/plain, it's something else. +:security-ml-ref: footnoteref:[security-ml] + +As mentioned at the beginning of the section, patches that may be +security relevant should not be submitted to the public mailing list +mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git +Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}. + Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing people who are involved in the area you are touching (the output from `git blame $path` and `git shortlog --no-merges $path` would help to @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at <https://public-inbox.org/git/>, <http://marc.info/?l=git> and other archival sites. +Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to +the Git Security mailing list <git-security@googlegroups.com>. + The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for |