From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:31:48 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Recommend security@postgresql.org as the contact point for security-related bugs.
X-Git-Tag: REL8_1_0BETA1~1450
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0c109c7187d7aa53a251f734d64d9c55d8f5977a;p=postgresql

Recommend security@postgresql.org as the contact point for security-related bugs.
---

diff --git a/doc/bug.template b/doc/bug.template
index 2010e03348..7ae808d4ba 100644
--- a/doc/bug.template
+++ b/doc/bug.template
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 If PostgreSQL failed to compile on your computer or you found a bug that
-is likely to be specific to one platform then please fill out this form
+is likely to be specific to one platform, then please fill out this form
 and e-mail it to pgsql-ports@postgresql.org.
 
-To report any other bug, fill out the form below and e-mail it to
+To report non-porting-related bugs, fill out the form below and e-mail it to
 pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org.
 
+If your bug report has security implications and you'd prefer that it not
+become immediately visible in public archives, don't send it to pgsql-bugs.
+Security issues can be reported privately to security@postgresql.org.
+
 If you not only found the problem but solved it and generated a patch
 then e-mail it to pgsql-patches@postgresql.org instead.  Please use the
 command "diff -c" to generate the patch.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml
index f48305bc5d..94100815bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml,v 2.19 2004/08/24 00:06:50 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml,v 2.20 2005/01/30 21:31:48 tgl Exp $
 -->
 
 <sect1 id="bug-reporting">
@@ -309,6 +309,13 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml,v 2.19 2004/08/24 00:06:50 neilc E
    <email>pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org</email> mailing list.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   If your bug report has security implications and you'd prefer that it
+   not become immediately visible in public archives, don't send it to
+   <literal>pgsql-bugs</literal>.  Security issues can be
+   reported privately to <email>security@postgresql.org</email>.
+  </para>
+
   <para> 
    Do not send bug reports to any of the user mailing lists, such as
    <email>pgsql-sql@postgresql.org</email> or
@@ -324,8 +331,8 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/problems.sgml,v 2.19 2004/08/24 00:06:50 neilc E
    This list is for discussing the
    development of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, and it would be nice
    if we could keep the bug reports separate. We might choose to take up a
-   discussion
-   about your bug report on <literal>pgsql-hackers</literal>, if the problem needs more review.
+   discussion about your bug report on <literal>pgsql-hackers</literal>,
+   if the problem needs more review.
   </para>
 
   <para>