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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index b4af627154f1..ebf4152659f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ for stable trees, add this tag in the sign-off area:: Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org +Use ``Cc: stable@kernel.org`` instead when fixing unpublished vulnerabilities: +it reduces the chance of accidentally exposing the fix to the public by way of +'git send-email', as mails sent to that address are not delivered anywhere. + Once the patch is mainlined it will be applied to the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or subsystem maintainer. |