Author: gjb
Date: Tue Oct 6 17:42:31 2015
New Revision: 288937
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/288937
Log:
Document r288669, stack protector "strong" level.
Help from: pfg
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Modified:
head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml
Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Tue Oct 6
17:42:30 2015 (r288936)
+++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Tue Oct 6
17:42:31 2015 (r288937)
@@ -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>
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