Project:Kernel Security

Has Name::Linux Kernel Security Project
Description Has Description::The Linux Kernel Security Project handles patching our many kernel sources and informing our users about global kernel security status.
Project email Has Contact::security-kernel@gentoo.org
IRC channel #gentoo-security
Lead(s) none
No lead election date set
Member(s) SMW::off
  • Alice Ferrazzi (alicef)
  • Yury German (blueknight)
  • Aaron Bauman (bman)
  • Jason A. Donenfeld (zx2c4)
  • Thomas Deutschmann (Whissi)
SMW::on
Subproject(s)
(and inherited member(s))
(none)
Parent Project Security Project
Project listing


Kernel sources

Supported kernel sources

Kernel source Security liaison
gentoo-sources Gentoo Kernel project
openvz-sources bangert

Unsupported Kernel sources

Kernel source Security liaison
aufs-sources Justin Lecher (jlec)
ck-sources Göktürk Yüksek (gokturk)
git-sources Mike Pagano (mpagano)
hardened-sources Anthony G. Basile (blueness)
mips-sources Joshua Kinard (kumba)
pf-sources Alex Alexander (wired)
raspberrypi-sources Michael Weber (xmw)
rt-sources Alice Ferrazzi (Alicef)
tuxonice-sources arfrever
vanilla-sources Agostino Sarubbo (ago) , Gentoo Kernel project
xbox-sources Mike Frysinger (vapier)

Making a new kernel source

Adding a new kernel source into the main Gentoo repository is not recommended by the Gentoo Security project. Unless it is a kernel source you think could be used by a wide number of users, please end your consideration here and simply use an overlay. If you do believe that it is, you must be willing to become the security maintainer. Being the security maintainer for a kernel source means being willing to devote a significant amount of time to closing security bugs for that kernel source. Additionally, you must take care that your kernel source never falls into hard masking. If it does, your kernel source will automatically lose Gentoo Security support, and may be subject to removal from the repository.

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