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+How to Report a Potential Vulnerability
+=======================================
+
+If you would like to report a public issue (for example, one with a released
+CVE number), please report it using the mailing list as described in README.md
+If you have a patch ready, submit it following the same procedure as any other
+patch as described in README.md.
+
+If you are dealing with a not-yet released or urgent issue, please send a
+message to the layer maintainers, including as many details as
+possible: the software module affected, the recipe and its version,
+and any example code, if available.
+
+Branches maintained with security fixes
+---------------------------------------
+
+See [Stable release and LTS](https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS)
+for detailed info regarding the policies and maintenance of Stable branches.
+
+The [Release page](https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases) contains
+a list of all releases of the Yocto Project. Versions in grey are no longer
+actively maintained with security patches, but well-tested patches may still
+be accepted for them for significant issues.