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authorhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2004-10-08 15:51:02 +0000
committerhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2004-10-08 15:51:02 +0000
commit94efc7605774ab918c26765ad2ff86c64e37ecc7 (patch)
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New release notes:
SA-04:15, and BIND update (8.3.1->9.3.0). Update release notes: update a list of network interfaces which support polling(4), and fix a typo (s/lukemftp/lukemftpd/).
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml60
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml60
2 files changed, 108 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
index 1914565..dbb4800 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@
For more information, see security advisory <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:14.cvs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:14</ulink>. &merged;</para>
+ <para>A bug in <literal>CONS_SCRSHOT</literal> &man.ioctl.2;
+ has been fixed; it may allow to gain unauthorized access to
+ parts of kernel memory, possibly resulting in disclosure
+ of sensitive information, bypass of access control
+ mechanisms, or privilege escalation.
+ For more information, see security advisory <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:15.syscons.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:15</ulink>. &merged;</para>
+
</sect2>
<sect2 id="kernel">
@@ -773,11 +781,12 @@
the transmission rate. &merged;</para>
<para>Interface &man.polling.4; support
- can now be enabled on a per-interface basis. All of the network drivers that support &man.polling.4;
- (&man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, &man.em.4;, &man.nge.4;, &man.re.4;,
- &man.rl.4;, &man.sis.4;, &man.ste.4;, and &man.vr.4;)
- now also support this capability and it can be controlled
- via &man.ifconfig.8;. &merged;</para>
+ can now be enabled on a per-interface basis. The following network drivers
+ support &man.polling.4;: &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, &man.em.4;, &man.ixgb.4;,
+ &man.nge.4;, &man.re.4;, &man.rl.4;, &man.sis.4;, &man.ste.4;, &man.vge.4;,
+ and &man.vr.4;. And they now also support this capability and it can
+ be controlled
+ via &man.ifconfig.8; except for &man.ixgb.4;. &merged;</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
@@ -1614,6 +1623,42 @@
It saves the current settings of all audio mixers present
in the system on shutdown and restores the settings on boot.</para>
+ <para>The <filename>named</filename> script has been updated to
+ support <application>BIND 9</application> in the base system.
+ The changes include:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&man.named.8; runs in a &man.chroot.2; directory
+ <filename>/var/named</filename> by default.
+ This behavior can be disabled by using the
+ <varname>named_chrootdir</varname> variable,
+ and the &man.chroot.2; directory can be changed by using the
+ <varname>named_chrootdir</varname> variable in
+ <filename>rc.conf</filename>, respectively.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>When the <varname>named_chroot_autoupdate</varname>
+ variable is set to <literal>YES</literal> (this is default),
+ the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time.
+ A symbolic link which points to
+ <filename>/var/named/etc/namedb</filename> is
+ created as <filename>/etc/namedb</filename>,
+ and a symbolic link which points to
+ <filename>/var/named/var/run/named/pid</filename> is
+ created as <filename>/var/run/named/pid</filename>.
+ The latter can be disabled by using the
+ <varname>named_symlink_enable</varname> variable in
+ <filename>rc.conf</filename>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <filename>rndc.key</filename> file is
+ automatically created if it does not exist.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
<para>The <filename>pf</filename> and <filename>pflog</filename>
scripts for &man.pf.4; has been added.</para>
</sect3>
@@ -1632,6 +1677,9 @@
updated from the 29 July 2003 release to the 7 February 2004
release.</para>
+ <para><application>BIND</application> has been updated to
+ from version 8.3.1-REL to version 9.3.0. &merged;</para>
+
<para><application>Binutils</application> have been updated to
a 23 May 2004 snapshot from the FSF 2.15 branch.</para>
@@ -1679,7 +1727,7 @@
<para><application>libpcap</application> has been updated from
version 0.7.1 to version 0.8.3.</para>
- <para><application>lukemftp</application>
+ <para><application>lukemftpd</application>
has been updated from a snapshot as of
3 November, 2003 to one as of 9 August, 2004.</para>
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 1914565..dbb4800 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@
For more information, see security advisory <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:14.cvs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:14</ulink>. &merged;</para>
+ <para>A bug in <literal>CONS_SCRSHOT</literal> &man.ioctl.2;
+ has been fixed; it may allow to gain unauthorized access to
+ parts of kernel memory, possibly resulting in disclosure
+ of sensitive information, bypass of access control
+ mechanisms, or privilege escalation.
+ For more information, see security advisory <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:15.syscons.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:15</ulink>. &merged;</para>
+
</sect2>
<sect2 id="kernel">
@@ -773,11 +781,12 @@
the transmission rate. &merged;</para>
<para>Interface &man.polling.4; support
- can now be enabled on a per-interface basis. All of the network drivers that support &man.polling.4;
- (&man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, &man.em.4;, &man.nge.4;, &man.re.4;,
- &man.rl.4;, &man.sis.4;, &man.ste.4;, and &man.vr.4;)
- now also support this capability and it can be controlled
- via &man.ifconfig.8;. &merged;</para>
+ can now be enabled on a per-interface basis. The following network drivers
+ support &man.polling.4;: &man.dc.4;, &man.fxp.4;, &man.em.4;, &man.ixgb.4;,
+ &man.nge.4;, &man.re.4;, &man.rl.4;, &man.sis.4;, &man.ste.4;, &man.vge.4;,
+ and &man.vr.4;. And they now also support this capability and it can
+ be controlled
+ via &man.ifconfig.8; except for &man.ixgb.4;. &merged;</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>
@@ -1614,6 +1623,42 @@
It saves the current settings of all audio mixers present
in the system on shutdown and restores the settings on boot.</para>
+ <para>The <filename>named</filename> script has been updated to
+ support <application>BIND 9</application> in the base system.
+ The changes include:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&man.named.8; runs in a &man.chroot.2; directory
+ <filename>/var/named</filename> by default.
+ This behavior can be disabled by using the
+ <varname>named_chrootdir</varname> variable,
+ and the &man.chroot.2; directory can be changed by using the
+ <varname>named_chrootdir</varname> variable in
+ <filename>rc.conf</filename>, respectively.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>When the <varname>named_chroot_autoupdate</varname>
+ variable is set to <literal>YES</literal> (this is default),
+ the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time.
+ A symbolic link which points to
+ <filename>/var/named/etc/namedb</filename> is
+ created as <filename>/etc/namedb</filename>,
+ and a symbolic link which points to
+ <filename>/var/named/var/run/named/pid</filename> is
+ created as <filename>/var/run/named/pid</filename>.
+ The latter can be disabled by using the
+ <varname>named_symlink_enable</varname> variable in
+ <filename>rc.conf</filename>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <filename>rndc.key</filename> file is
+ automatically created if it does not exist.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
<para>The <filename>pf</filename> and <filename>pflog</filename>
scripts for &man.pf.4; has been added.</para>
</sect3>
@@ -1632,6 +1677,9 @@
updated from the 29 July 2003 release to the 7 February 2004
release.</para>
+ <para><application>BIND</application> has been updated to
+ from version 8.3.1-REL to version 9.3.0. &merged;</para>
+
<para><application>Binutils</application> have been updated to
a 23 May 2004 snapshot from the FSF 2.15 branch.</para>
@@ -1679,7 +1727,7 @@
<para><application>libpcap</application> has been updated from
version 0.7.1 to version 0.8.3.</para>
- <para><application>lukemftp</application>
+ <para><application>lukemftpd</application>
has been updated from a snapshot as of
3 November, 2003 to one as of 9 August, 2004.</para>
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