Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: clarify disclosure time slot when no response

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 1/25/2021 1:57 AM, Marvin Liu wrote:
> Sometimes security team won't send confirmation mail back to reporter
> in three business days. This mean reported vulnerability is either low
> severity or not a real vulnerability. Reporter should assume that the
> issue need shortest embargo. After that reporter can submit it through
> normal bugzilla process or send out fix patch to public.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marvin Liu <yong.liu@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Qian Xu <qian.q.xu@intel.com>
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/vulnerability.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/vulnerability.rst
> index b6300252ad..cda814fa69 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/vulnerability.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/vulnerability.rst
> @@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ Following information must be included in the mail:
>   * Reporter credit
>   * Bug ID (empty and restricted for future reference)
>   
> +If no confirmation mail send back to reporter in this period, thus mean security
> +team take this vulnerability as low severity. Furthermore shortest embargo **two weeks**
> +is required for it. Reporter can sumbit the bug through normal process or send
> +out patch to public.
> +

Agree to not block the fixes, it is defeating the purpose to have a 
vulnerability process.