Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser

[Brandon Perry <bperry.volatile () gmail com>]

Prefer the term coordinated disclosure.

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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 10:56 AM, mancha <mancha1 () zoho com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 08:43:43PM +0200, Leif Nixon wrote:
> > Qualys Security Advisory <qsa () qualys 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