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author | hrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-03-18 16:39:19 +0000 |
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committer | hrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-03-18 16:39:19 +0000 |
commit | 9331cb0166e31fb7a60d2c1a0abf701883b461fd (patch) | |
tree | 546a2daff558ab50d73f7a2fb0bafe7ea81f5a60 /release | |
parent | 97b3d4b119840e65d7b4b3e57af148d61484bc17 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-9331cb0166e31fb7a60d2c1a0abf701883b461fd.zip FreeBSD-src-9331cb0166e31fb7a60d2c1a0abf701883b461fd.tar.gz |
New release note:
SA-04:05.openssl
/etc/rc.d/mixer
/etc/rc.d/gbde_swap (wording fix)
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 25 |
2 files changed, 42 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index ae6e603..d953e8c 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:04</ulink>. &merged;</para> + <para>A bug in <application>OpenSSL</application>'s SSL/TLS + ChangeCipherSpec message processing could result in + a null pointer dereference, has been fixed. + This could allow a remote attacker to crash an + <application>OpenSSL</application>-using + application and cause a denial-of-service on the system. + More details can be found in security advisory <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:05.openssl.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:05</ulink>. + &merged;</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="kernel"> @@ -402,16 +411,24 @@ if the server requires it; this may eventually become an option to &man.mount.smbfs.8;.</para> - <para>A support for gbde-enabled swap devices has been added. - When <varname>gbde_swap_enable</varname> is specified + <para>The <filename>gbde_swap</filename> script, which supports + gbde-enabled swap devices has been added into + <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename>. + When the <varname>gbde_swap_enable</varname> variable is specified in &man.rc.conf.5;, a swap device named - <filename>/dev/foo.bde</filename> in &man.fstab.5; + <filename>/dev/<replaceable>foo.bde</replaceable></filename> + in &man.fstab.5; is automatically attached at boot time with the device - <filename>/dev/foo</filename> and a random key, which + <filename>/dev/<replaceable>foo</replaceable></filename> + and a random key, which generated by computing the MD5 checksum of 512 bytes read from <filename>/dev/random</filename>. Note that this prevents recovery of kernel dumps.</para> + <para>The <filename>mixer</filename> script has been added into + <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename>. + It saves the current settings of all audio mixers present + in the system on shutdown and restores the settings on boot.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="mm"> diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index ae6e603..d953e8c 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:04</ulink>. &merged;</para> + <para>A bug in <application>OpenSSL</application>'s SSL/TLS + ChangeCipherSpec message processing could result in + a null pointer dereference, has been fixed. + This could allow a remote attacker to crash an + <application>OpenSSL</application>-using + application and cause a denial-of-service on the system. + More details can be found in security advisory <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:05.openssl.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:05</ulink>. + &merged;</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="kernel"> @@ -402,16 +411,24 @@ if the server requires it; this may eventually become an option to &man.mount.smbfs.8;.</para> - <para>A support for gbde-enabled swap devices has been added. - When <varname>gbde_swap_enable</varname> is specified + <para>The <filename>gbde_swap</filename> script, which supports + gbde-enabled swap devices has been added into + <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename>. + When the <varname>gbde_swap_enable</varname> variable is specified in &man.rc.conf.5;, a swap device named - <filename>/dev/foo.bde</filename> in &man.fstab.5; + <filename>/dev/<replaceable>foo.bde</replaceable></filename> + in &man.fstab.5; is automatically attached at boot time with the device - <filename>/dev/foo</filename> and a random key, which + <filename>/dev/<replaceable>foo</replaceable></filename> + and a random key, which generated by computing the MD5 checksum of 512 bytes read from <filename>/dev/random</filename>. Note that this prevents recovery of kernel dumps.</para> + <para>The <filename>mixer</filename> script has been added into + <filename>/etc/rc.d</filename>. + It saves the current settings of all audio mixers present + in the system on shutdown and restores the settings on boot.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="mm"> |