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| author | gjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-10-06 17:42:31 +0000 |
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| committer | gjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-10-06 17:42:31 +0000 |
| commit | 09f0c012db173aa7875b4d45fc67ef4d26c82548 (patch) | |
| tree | 8854ce566ccfcd4d2e19afca638b247bf75894eb /release/doc | |
| parent | edccdbfe6b614fab892f1e2582bf4731cdea57eb (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-09f0c012db173aa7875b4d45fc67ef4d26c82548.zip FreeBSD-src-09f0c012db173aa7875b4d45fc67ef4d26c82548.tar.gz | |
Document r288669, stack protector "strong" level.
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Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml index 2f4f8ab..8950f6e 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml @@ -796,6 +796,13 @@ evaluated when building the <filename role="package">emulators/linux-c6</filename> and related ports.</para> + + <para revision="288669">The stack protector has been upgraded to + the "strong" level, elevating the protection against buffer + overflows. While this significantly improves the security of + the system, extensive testing was done to ensure there are no + measurable side effects in performance or + functionality.</para> </sect2> </sect1> |
