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authorSimon McVittie <smcv@collabora.com>2021-03-05 09:50:38 +0000
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If we can get people to report security issues privately, then we can do coordinated disclosure instead of having to rush to fix issues that are already known to the public.
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+# Security policy for Flatpak
+
+ * [Supported Versions](#Supported-Versions)
+ * [Reporting a Vulnerability](#Reporting-a-Vulnerability)
+ * [Security Announcements](#Security-Announcements)
+ * [Acknowledgements](#Acknowledgements)
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+In stable branches and released packages, this table is likely to be outdated;
+please check
+[the latest version](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/blob/master/SECURITY.md).
+
+| Version | Supported | Status
+| -------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 1.11.x | :white_check_mark: | Development branch, releases may include non-security changes |
+| 1.10.x | :white_check_mark: | Stable branch, recommended for use in distributions |
+| 1.9.x | :x: | Old development branch, no longer supported |
+| 1.8.x | :white_check_mark: | Old stable branch, still supported |
+| <= 1.7.x | :x: | Older branches, no longer supported |
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+If you think you've identified a security issue in Flatpak, please DO NOT
+report the issue publicly via the Github issue tracker, mailing list, or IRC.
+Instead, send an email with as many details as possible to
+[flatpak-security@lists.freedesktop.org](mailto:flatpak-security@lists.freedesktop.org).
+This is a private mailing list for the Flatpak maintainers.
+
+Please do **not** create a public issue.
+
+## Security Announcements
+
+The [flatpak@lists.freedesktop.org](mailto:flatpak@lists.freedesktop.org) email list is used for messages about
+Flatpak security announcements, as well as general announcements and
+discussions.
+You can join the list [here](https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/flatpak).
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+This text was partially based on the [github.com/containers security policy](https://github.com/containers/common/blob/master/SECURITY.md).