From 94efc7605774ab918c26765ad2ff86c64e37ecc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hrs Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:51:02 +0000 Subject: 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/). --- release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 60 +++++++++++++++++++--- .../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 60 +++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'release') 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 FreeBSD-SA-04:14. &merged; + A bug in CONS_SCRSHOT &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 FreeBSD-SA-04:15. &merged; + @@ -773,11 +781,12 @@ the transmission rate. &merged; 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; + 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; @@ -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. + The named script has been updated to + support BIND 9 in the base system. + The changes include: + + + + &man.named.8; runs in a &man.chroot.2; directory + /var/named by default. + This behavior can be disabled by using the + named_chrootdir variable, + and the &man.chroot.2; directory can be changed by using the + named_chrootdir variable in + rc.conf, respectively. + + + + When the named_chroot_autoupdate + variable is set to YES (this is default), + the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time. + A symbolic link which points to + /var/named/etc/namedb is + created as /etc/namedb, + and a symbolic link which points to + /var/named/var/run/named/pid is + created as /var/run/named/pid. + The latter can be disabled by using the + named_symlink_enable variable in + rc.conf. + + + + The rndc.key file is + automatically created if it does not exist. + + + The pf and pflog scripts for &man.pf.4; has been added. @@ -1632,6 +1677,9 @@ updated from the 29 July 2003 release to the 7 February 2004 release. + BIND has been updated to + from version 8.3.1-REL to version 9.3.0. &merged; + Binutils have been updated to a 23 May 2004 snapshot from the FSF 2.15 branch. @@ -1679,7 +1727,7 @@ libpcap has been updated from version 0.7.1 to version 0.8.3. - lukemftp + lukemftpd has been updated from a snapshot as of 3 November, 2003 to one as of 9 August, 2004. 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 FreeBSD-SA-04:14. &merged; + A bug in CONS_SCRSHOT &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 FreeBSD-SA-04:15. &merged; + @@ -773,11 +781,12 @@ the transmission rate. &merged; 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; + 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; @@ -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. + The named script has been updated to + support BIND 9 in the base system. + The changes include: + + + + &man.named.8; runs in a &man.chroot.2; directory + /var/named by default. + This behavior can be disabled by using the + named_chrootdir variable, + and the &man.chroot.2; directory can be changed by using the + named_chrootdir variable in + rc.conf, respectively. + + + + When the named_chroot_autoupdate + variable is set to YES (this is default), + the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time. + A symbolic link which points to + /var/named/etc/namedb is + created as /etc/namedb, + and a symbolic link which points to + /var/named/var/run/named/pid is + created as /var/run/named/pid. + The latter can be disabled by using the + named_symlink_enable variable in + rc.conf. + + + + The rndc.key file is + automatically created if it does not exist. + + + The pf and pflog scripts for &man.pf.4; has been added. @@ -1632,6 +1677,9 @@ updated from the 29 July 2003 release to the 7 February 2004 release. + BIND has been updated to + from version 8.3.1-REL to version 9.3.0. &merged; + Binutils have been updated to a 23 May 2004 snapshot from the FSF 2.15 branch. @@ -1679,7 +1727,7 @@ libpcap has been updated from version 0.7.1 to version 0.8.3. - lukemftp + lukemftpd has been updated from a snapshot as of 3 November, 2003 to one as of 9 August, 2004. -- cgit v1.1