Madhu (Google)

Apr 17, 2026

Decisions

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Decisions (1)

Committed CVE categorization + kpatch estimates to Google by Monday

After Tissa agreed no one can answer Madhus blanket questions, committed CIQ to deliver a CVE-type classification table with kpatch coverage estimates by Monday. Reshaping an unanswerable request into a structured, defensible answer by category.

Apr 17

strategy

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