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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index e3581413420c..fec88c5ccedf 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -62,7 +62,15 @@ trivial patch so apply some common sense. 7. When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer please Cc: security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer - does not respond. + does not respond. Please keep in mind that the security team is + a small set of people who can be efficient only when working on + verified bugs. Please only Cc: this list when you have identified + that the bug would present a short-term risk to other users if it + were publicly disclosed. For example, reports of address leaks do + not represent an immediate threat and are better handled publicly, + and ideally, should come with a patch proposal. Please do not send + automated reports to this list either. Such bugs will be handled + better and faster in the usual public places. 8. Happy hacking. |