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										 |  |  | # Security Policy
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							|  |  |  | ## Supported Versions
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										 |  |  | We provide security updates for `develop` and for the last two | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | stable (`0.x`) release series of Spack. Security updates will be | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | made available as patch (`0.x.1`, `0.x.2`, etc.) releases. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | For more on Spack's release structure, see | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | [`README.md`](https://github.com/spack/spack#releases). | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | ## Reporting a Vulnerability
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										 |  |  | You can report a vulnerability using GitHub's private reporting | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 1. Go to [github.com/spack/spack/security](https://github.com/spack/spack/security). | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 2. Click "Report a vulnerability" in the upper right corner of that page. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 3. Fill out the form and submit your draft security advisory. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | [GitHub's docs](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/security-advisories/guidance-on-reporting-and-writing/privately-reporting-a-security-vulnerability). | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | You can expect to hear back about security issues within two days. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | If your security issue is accepted, we will do our best to release | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | a fix within a week. If fixing the issue will take longer than | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | this, we will discuss timeline options with you. |