Commit 561458db authored by Jonathan Corbet's avatar Jonathan Corbet
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docs: security-bugs: add a link to the threat-model documentation



Rather than make readers search for this document, just a link to it where
it is referenced.

(While I was at it, I removed the unused and unneeded _threatmodel label
from the top of threat-model.rst).

Acked-by: default avatarWilly Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
Reviewed-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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    Please **always convert your report to plain text** without any formatting
    decorations before sending it.

  * **Impact Evaluation**: Many AI-generated reports lack an understanding of
    the kernel's threat model and go to great lengths inventing theoretical
    consequences. This adds noise and complicates triage. Please stick to
    verifiable facts (e.g., "this bug permits any user to gain CAP_NET_ADMIN")
    without enumerating speculative implications. Have your tool read this
    documentation as part of the evaluation process.
  * **Impact Evaluation**: Many AI-generated reports lack an understanding
    of the kernel's threat model (see Documentation/process/threat-model.rst)
    and go to great lengths inventing theoretical consequences. This adds
    noise and complicates triage. Please stick to verifiable facts (e.g.,
    "this bug permits any user to gain CAP_NET_ADMIN") without enumerating
    speculative implications. Have your tool read this documentation as
    part of the evaluation process.

  * **Reproducer**: AI-based tools are often capable of generating reproducers.
    Please always ensure your tool provides one and **test it thoroughly**. If
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.. _threatmodel:

The Linux Kernel threat model
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