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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:56:25 +0000
From: mancha <mancha1@...o.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Qualys Security Advisory <qsa@...lys.com>
Subject: Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245
userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 08:43:43PM +0200, Leif Nixon wrote:
> Qualys Security Advisory <qsa@...lys.com> writes:
>
> > Hello, it is July 23, 2015, 17:00 UTC, the Coordinated Release Date
> > for CVE-2015-3245 and CVE-2015-3246. Please find our advisory
> > below, and our exploit attached.
>
> *Why* are you releasing a full exploit just minutes after the patch is
> released?
>
> (Disclosure: I am employed by Red Hat, but this is my purely personal
> question.)
>
> -- Leif Nixon
There was absolutely nothing wrong with Qualys' timing. When the embargo
ends, it ends.
The real problem is the underlying model: "responsible disclosure". It's
nothing more than a CYA strategy that doesn't maximize the ecosystem's
welfare. The positive-sounding name fools some into thinking it a good
thing.
--mancha
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