From: Prasad J Pandit <p...@fedoraproject.org> We are about to introduce a qemu-security mailing list to report and triage QEMU security issues.
Update the security process web page with new mailing list address and triage details. Signed-off-by: Prasad J Pandit <p...@fedoraproject.org> --- contribute/security-process.md | 154 ++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) Update v2: incorporate inputs from upstream reviews -> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-12/msg00568.html -> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-12/msg00584.html diff --git a/contribute/security-process.md b/contribute/security-process.md index 1239967..13b6b97 100644 --- a/contribute/security-process.md +++ b/contribute/security-process.md @@ -3,72 +3,110 @@ title: Security Process permalink: /contribute/security-process/ --- -QEMU takes security very seriously, and we aim to take immediate action to -address serious security-related problems that involve our product. - -Please report any suspected security vulnerability in QEMU to the following -addresses. You can use GPG keys for respective receipients to communicate with -us securely. If you do, please upload your GPG public key or supply it to us -in some other way, so that we can communicate to you in a secure way, too! -Please include the tag **\[QEMU-SECURITY\]** on the subject line to help us -identify your message as security-related. - -## QEMU Security Contact List - -Please copy everyone on this list: - - Contact Person(s) | Contact Address | Company | GPG Key | GPG key fingerprint -:-----------------------|:------------------------------|:--------------|:---------:|:-------------------- - Michael S. Tsirkin | m...@redhat.com | Red Hat Inc. | [🔑](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xC3503912AFBE8E67) | 0270 606B 6F3C DF3D 0B17 0970 C350 3912 AFBE 8E67 - Petr Matousek | pmato...@redhat.com | Red Hat Inc. | [🔑](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x3E786F42C44977CA) | 8107 AF16 A416 F9AF 18F3 D874 3E78 6F42 C449 77CA - Stefano Stabellini | sstabell...@kernel.org | Independent | [🔑](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x894F8F4870E1AE90) | D04E 33AB A51F 67BA 07D3 0AEA 894F 8F48 70E1 AE90 - Security Response Team | secal...@redhat.com | Red Hat Inc. | [🔑](https://access.redhat.com/site/security/team/contact/#contact) | - Michael Roth | michael.r...@amd.com | AMD | [🔑](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x3353C9CEF108B584) | CEAC C9E1 5534 EBAB B82D 3FA0 3353 C9CE F108 B584 - Prasad J Pandit | p...@redhat.com | Red Hat Inc. | [🔑](http://pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0xE2858B5AF050DE8D) | 8685 545E B54C 486B C6EB 271E E285 8B5A F050 DE8D - -## How to Contact Us Securely - -We use GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) keys to secure communications. Mail -sent to members of the list can be encrypted with public keys of all members -of the list. We expect to change some of the keys we use from time to time. -Should a key change, the previous one will be revoked. - -## How we respond - -Maintainers listed on the security reporting list operate a policy of -responsible disclosure. As such they agree that any information you share with -them about security issues that are not public knowledge is kept confidential -within respective affiliated companies. It is not passed on to any third-party, -including Xen Security Project, without your permission. - -Email sent to us is read and acknowledged with a non-automated response. For -issues that are complicated and require significant attention, we will open an -investigation and keep you informed of our progress. We might take one or more -of the following steps: +Please report any suspected security issue in QEMU to the security mailing +list at: + +* [\<qemu-secur...@nongnu.org\>](https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-security) + +To report an issue via [GPG](https://gnupg.org/) encrypted email, please send +it to the Red Hat Product Security team at: + +* [\<secal...@redhat.com\>](https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/#contact) + +**Note:** after the triage, encrypted issue details shall be sent to the upstream +'qemu-security' mailing list for archival purposes. + +## How to report an issue: + +* Please include as many details as possible in the issue report. + Ex: + - QEMU version, upstream commit/tag + - Host & Guest architecture x86/Arm/PPC, 32/64 bit etc. + - Affected code area/snippets + - Stack traces, crash details + - Malicious inputs/reproducer steps etc. + - Any configurations/settings required to trigger the issue. + +* Please share the QEMU command line used to invoke a guest VM. + +* Please specify whom to acknowledge for reporting this issue. + +## How we respond: + +* Process of handling security issues comprises following steps: + + 0) **Acknowledge:** + - A non-automated response email is sent to the reporter(s) to acknowledge + the reception of the report. (*60 day's counter starts here*) + + 1) **Triage:** + - Examine the issue details and confirm whether the issue is genuine + - Validate if it can be misused for malicious purposes + - Determine its worst case impact and severity + [Low/Moderate/Important/Critical] + + 2) **Response:** + - Negotiate embargo timeline (if required, depending on severity) + - Request a [CVE](https://cveform.mitre.org/) and open an upstream + [bug](https://www.qemu.org/contribute/report-a-bug/) + - Create an upstream fix patch annotated with + - CVE-ID + - Link to an upstream bugzilla + - Reported-by, Tested-by etc. tags + - Once the patch is merged, close the upstream bug with a link to the + commit + - Fixed in: <commit hash/link> + +* Above security lists are operated by select analysts, maintainers and/or + representatives from downstream communities. + +* List members follow a **responsible disclosure** policy. Any non-public + information you share about security issues, is kept confidential within + members of the QEMU security team and a minimal supporting staff in their + affiliated companies. Such information will not be disclosed to third party + organisations/individuals without prior permission from the reporter(s). + +* We aim to process security issues within maximum of **60 days**. That is not + to say that issues will remain private for 60 days, nope. After the triaging + step above + - If severity of the issue is sufficiently low, an upstream public bug + will be created immediately. + - If severity of the issue requires co-ordinated disclosure at a future + date, then the embargo process below is followed, and upstream bug will + be opened at the end of the embargo period. + + This will allow upstream contributors to create, test and track fix patch(es). ### Publication embargo -If a security issue is reported that is not already publicly disclosed, an -embargo date may be assigned and communicated to the reporter. Embargo -periods will be negotiated by mutual agreement between members of the security -team and other relevant parties to the problem. Members of the security contact -list agree not to publicly disclose any details of the security issue until -the embargo date expires. +* If a security issue is reported that is not already public and its severity + requires coordinated disclosure, then an embargo date will be set and + communicated to the reporter(s). + +* Embargo periods will be negotiated by mutual agreement between reporter(s), + members of the security list and other relevant parties to the problem. + The preferred embargo period is upto [2 + weeks](https://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/mailing-lists/distros). + However, longer embargoes may be negotiated if the severity of the issue + requires it. + +* Members of the security list agree not to publicly disclose any details of + an embargoed security issue until its embargo date expires. ### CVE allocation -An security issue is assigned with a CVE number. The CVE numbers will usually -be allocated by one of the vendor security engineers on the security contact -list. +Each security issue is assigned a [CVE](https://cveform.mitre.org/) number. +The CVE number is allocated by one of the vendor security engineers on the +security list. -## When to contact the QEMU Security Contact List +## When to contact the QEMU Security List -You should contact the Security Contact List if: +You should contact the Security List if: * You think there may be a security vulnerability in QEMU. * You are unsure about how a known vulnerability affects QEMU. * You can contact us in English. We are unable to respond in other languages. -## When *not* to contact the QEMU Security Contact List +## When *not* to contact the QEMU Security List * You need assistance in a language other than English. * You require technical assistance (for example, "how do I configure QEMU?"). * You need help upgrading QEMU due to security alerts. @@ -76,6 +114,9 @@ You should contact the Security Contact List if: ## How impact and severity of a bug is decided +**Security criterion:** + -> [https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.html](https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.html) + All security issues in QEMU are not equal. Based on the parts of the QEMU sources wherein the bug is found, its impact and severity could vary. @@ -122,8 +163,3 @@ used to write programs for the SoC device. In such developer environments, it is generally assumed that the guest is trusted. And thus, this buffer overflow turned out to be a security non-issue. - -## What to Send to the QEMU Security Contact List - -Please provide as much information about your system and the issue as possible -when contacting the list. -- 2.28.0
