Jörg Frings-Fürst, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. The maintainer e-mail addresses being both viewable in logs and publicly viewable is as per Kernel.org preferences : http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/MAINTAINERS
Please feel free to report any future bugs you may find. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265303 Title: Maintainer Mail Address in logfiles Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Hi, in /var/log/syslog I found this line Jan 1 12:43:55 XXX kernel: [ 10.415076] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tig...@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba To ensure the privacy email addresses should not appear in the logfiles. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.12.0-7-generic 3.12.0-7.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jff 2606 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jan 1 12:49:46 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=465c563b-6e48-4d3d-8615-4076668b9952 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-10 (51 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131110) IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 simple ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic root=UUID=7d76b640-f6fa-4678-a52d-d1deb80120e4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.12.0-7-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.12.0-7-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.117 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.board.name: VirtualBox dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.board.version: 1.2 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1265303/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp