## CVE Checklist
-### Before Code Freeze
+### ASAP
+ - [ ] [:grey_question:][step_emergency] **(SwEng)** Consider invoking the emergency procedures
+ - [ ] [:grey_question:][step_oper_notification] **(SwEng)** Consider if we need Operational Notification
+ - [ ] [:grey_question:][step_zulip] **(SwEng)** Create a dedicated Zulip Topic
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_respond] **(SwEng)** Respond to the bug reporter
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_public_mrs] **(SwEng)** Ensure there are no public merge requests which inadvertently disclose the issue
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_coordinate_cve_id] **(SwEng)** Check if we need to coordinate with other vendors (an industry-wide CVE identifier might be necessary)
+
+### Before Code Freeze
+
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_assign_cve_id] **(SwEng)** Assign a CVE identifier, and update the GitLab Issue with it
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_note_cve_info] **(SwEng)** Determine CVSS score and CWE category, and update the GitLab Issue with them
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_versions_affected] **(SwEng)** Determine product branches/versions affected
- [ ] [:grey_question:][step_customers] **(Marketing)** Ensure that a ticket has been sent in the appropriate announce queue in RT to notify customers that the release is published (as outlined in the release checklist)
[step_incident_manager]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/bind9/-/wikis/Initial-Handling-of-(Potential)-Security-Issues
+[step_emergency]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/bind9/-/wikis/In-Case-of-Emergency
+[step_oper_notification]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/isc-wiki/-/wikis/Security-Incident-Handling-Checklist-Explanations#consider-if-we-need-operational-notification
+[step_zulip]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/bind9/-/wikis/In-Case-of-Emergency#create-a-dedicated-zulip-topic
[step_respond]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/isc-wiki/-/wikis/Security-Incident-Handling-Checklist-Explanations#respond-to-the-bug-reporter
[step_public_mrs]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/isc-wiki/-/wikis/Security-Incident-Handling-Checklist-Explanations#ensure-there-are-no-public-merge-requests-which-inadvertently-disclose-the-issue
[step_coordinate_cve_id]: https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-private/isc-wiki/-/wikis/Security-Incident-Handling-Checklist-Explanations#check-if-we-need-to-coordinate-with-other-vendors-an-industry-wide-cve-identifier-might-be-necessary