docs: security-bugs: add a link to the threat-model documentation

Rather than make readers search for this document, just a link to it where
it is referenced.

(While I was at it, I removed the unused and unneeded _threatmodel label
from the top of threat-model.rst).

Acked-by: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>

diff --git a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
index f85c65f31f12f735ad30f78577f8d6f1782d51dc..3c51ddde31dd917a2632fa94f363e4046dc1c217 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
@@ -191,12 +191,13 @@ handle:
     Please **always convert your report to plain text** without any formatting
     decorations before sending it.
 
-  * **Impact Evaluation**: Many AI-generated reports lack an understanding of
-    the kernel's threat model and go to great lengths inventing theoretical
-    consequences. This adds noise and complicates triage. Please stick to
-    verifiable facts (e.g., "this bug permits any user to gain CAP_NET_ADMIN")
-    without enumerating speculative implications. Have your tool read this
-    documentation as part of the evaluation process.
+  * **Impact Evaluation**: Many AI-generated reports lack an understanding
+    of the kernel's threat model (see Documentation/process/threat-model.rst)
+    and go to great lengths inventing theoretical consequences. This adds
+    noise and complicates triage. Please stick to verifiable facts (e.g.,
+    "this bug permits any user to gain CAP_NET_ADMIN") without enumerating
+    speculative implications. Have your tool read this documentation as
+    part of the evaluation process.
 
   * **Reproducer**: AI-based tools are often capable of generating reproducers.
     Please always ensure your tool provides one and **test it thoroughly**. If

diff --git a/Documentation/process/threat-model.rst b/Documentation/process/threat-model.rst
index ecb432390e792416b00bdcaf1c6574d03d988782..91da52f7114fdb58dcf860afc56a5447f22baee2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/process/threat-model.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/threat-model.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-.. _threatmodel:
-
 The Linux Kernel threat model
 =============================