Aether WebOS is an experimental bare-metal operating system under active development.
Security vulnerabilities may exist due to the experimental nature of the kernel, network stack, and device drivers. Responsible disclosure helps ensure issues can be investigated and resolved properly.
If you discover a potential security vulnerability, please report it responsibly instead of publicly disclosing it in issues or discussions.
At this stage of development, only the latest version of Aether WebOS is actively maintained.
Older snapshots or archived builds may not receive security updates.
If you believe you have found a security issue, please follow these steps:
- Do not publicly disclose the vulnerability.
- Open a private security report if available on GitHub.
- If private reporting is not available, contact the maintainers directly.
Include as much information as possible:
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps required to reproduce it
- Affected subsystem (networking, drivers, memory, etc.)
- Proof-of-concept if available
- Environment used for testing (QEMU configuration, hardware platform)
This information helps maintainers reproduce and address the issue quickly.
Once a vulnerability report is received:
- Maintainers will investigate the issue
- The problem will be reproduced and analyzed
- A fix will be developed if confirmed
- Responsible disclosure timelines will be followed where appropriate
Contributors may be credited for responsible vulnerability reports.
Potential security issues may include (but are not limited to):
- memory corruption
- buffer overflows
- unsafe pointer usage
- privilege escalation paths
- network stack vulnerabilities
- malformed packet handling
- driver-related memory access issues
Given the low-level nature of Aether WebOS, careful review of unsafe operations is particularly valuable.
Aether WebOS is a research and experimental operating system and should not currently be considered production secure.
Security review and contributions are highly appreciated as the system evolves.
Thank you for helping improve the reliability and safety of Aether WebOS.