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docs(psirt): the Linux kernel CVE feed now has its transport - #16447

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Documentation only. The PSIRT feeds page listed the Linux kernel CVE git repository as a source whose transport was "coming soon". DefectDojo Pro now fetches that source (git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git) over the git protocol, so this change:

  • narrows the "transport coming soon" note to the two sources still waiting (Ubuntu Security Notices and Exploit-DB);
  • adds a short "Linux Kernel CVEs" section: its licence (the CVE Terms of Use the repository ships), what the first poll downloads (the current tree, about 70 MB, importing the published CVEs from the last two CVE years) and the 300-second poll timeout it ships with, that later polls fetch only what changed, the outbound host it needs, and how its records are dated (the records carry no publication date).

This should merge together with the matching DefectDojo Pro change, so the docs are not live before the feature ships.

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Docs-only change; no code touched.

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This PR is the documentation change.

The Linux Kernel CVEs source reads vulns.git over the git protocol, so it is no
longer listed as transport coming soon. Describe what its first and later polls
fetch, the outbound host it needs, and how its records are dated.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Maffooch requested a review from blakeaowens as a code owner October 20, 2026 22:17
@Maffooch Maffooch added this to the 3.4.300 milestone Oct 20, 2026
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the docs label Oct 20, 2026
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Maffooch added this pull request to the merge queue Oct 21, 2026
Merged via the queue into dev with commit 2235f24 Oct 21, 2026
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Maffooch deleted the docs/psirt-kernel-cve-transport branch October 21, 2026 00:13
@defectdojo-release-tracker defectdojo-release-tracker Bot modified the milestones: 3.4.300, 3.4.201 Oct 21, 2026
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