[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PROPOSAL] Coverity Access Policy
At 13:56 +0100 on 14 Oct (1381758991), Ian Campbell wrote: > Here is the updated proposal. I've addressed the comments made on the > draft[0] and I think we can call this an actually proposal to be voted > on. > > Please indicate your support with +1 or your disagreement with a -1. If > you disagree please provide a reason and/or an alternative proposal. +1. > Please reply before 1200 UTC on Monday 21 October 2013. (~1 week from > today). > > Ian. > > [0] http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2013-09/msg02366.html > 8>---------------- > > The Xen Project is registered with the "Coverity Scan" service[0] > which applies Coverity's static analyser to the Open Source > projects. The tool can and does find flaws in the source code which > can include security issues. Currently only the Xen Project Hypervisor > (i.e. xen.git) is covered by these scans. > > Triaging and proposing solutions for the flaws found by Coverity is a > useful way in which Community members can contribute to the Xen > Project. However because the service may discover security issues and > the Xen Project practices responsible disclosure as described in "Xen > Security Problem Response Process"[1] the full database of issues > cannot simply be made public. > > Members of the community may request access to the Coverity database > under the condition that for any security issues discovered, they: > > * agree to follow the security response process[1]. > * undertake to report security issues discovered to the security team > (security@xxxxxxx) within 3 days of discovery. > * agree to disclose the issue only to the security team and not to > any other third party. > * waive their right to select the disclosure time line. Discoveries > will follow the default time lines given in the policy. > > Requests should be made to the public xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > mailing list. The request must: > > * use a subject line prefixed "[COVERITY ACCESS] <Name>". > * signal acceptance of the above conditions. > * include a short bio of the requester, covering who they are, what, > if any, their previous involvement with Xen has been (with > references to patches etc), their security background and if they > have not been previously involved with Xen why they are interested > specifically in the Xen project. > * be signed by a PGP key which is part of the strong set of the PGP > web of trust[2]. > > These last two items serve to help validate the identity and > trustworthiness of the person since they will be given access to > potentially sensitive information. > > Seven days will be given for responses. Following the "Consensus > Decision Making" process described in the project governance > document[3]. The request must be publicly seconded ('+1') by at least > one maintainer. Objections ('-1') may be raised but must contain a > rationale. > > [0] https://scan.coverity.com/faq > [1] http://www.xenproject.org/security-policy.html > [2] In practice this will be taken to mean that there is a path from a > member of the Xen.org security team's key to the key. Several > members of the security team have keys in the strong set. > [3] http://www.xenproject.org/governance.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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