Re: a question about BTS severities
Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> wrote:
> Herbert Xu wrote:
>>
>> I disagree. If a package causes a remote root exploit to be available, even
>> if it's only in a very specific configuration, I would say that it is critical.
> No, it's grave. All security bugs are grave, it's part of the definition of
> that priority. And later in my message, I said:
Actually, it should be critical if it's a root exploit. Grave only includes
those that only comprise the user's account.
> Similarly, I don't think a bug is grave if it makes a package unusable by
> just one person in an odd sitution. On the other hand, I think all security
> and data loss bugs are grave, even if only a few people can trigger them.
Sorry for missing that bit.
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