Re: Probably security hole in postgresql-7.4.1

Shachar Shemesh <psql@shemesh.biz> writes:

> Also, if we want greater flexibility in handling these cases in the future, we
> should set up an invite-only list for reporting security bugs, and advertise it
> on the web site as the place to report security issues. Had this vulnerability
> been reported there, we could reasonably hold on without releasing a fix until
> 7.4.3 was ready.

A lot of people would be unhappy with that approach. A) they don't know the
people on the invite-only list and have no basis to trust them and B) Often
when a white hat reports the problem the black hats have known about it for
much longer already.

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greg