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

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

On 2/2/2021 11:28 AM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> 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.

The patch is out for a while and there is no objection so far, I suggest just 
keep continue with the fixes stuck in the process.