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<font color="#e00000">3.4</font> |
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| <h2><font color="#0000e0">OpenBSD 3.4</font></h2> |
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| Released Nov 1, 2003<br> |
Released Nov 1, 2003<br> |
| Copyright 1997-2003, Theo de Raadt.<br> |
Copyright 1997-2003, Theo de Raadt.<br> |
| <font color="#e00000">ISBN 0-9731791-2-0</font> |
<font color="#e00000">ISBN 0-9731791-2-0</font> |
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| 3.3 and 3.4 releases. |
3.3 and 3.4 releases. |
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| <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3> |
<h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3> |
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| <li>The i386 architecture has been switched to the |
<li>The i386 architecture has been switched to the |
| <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=elf">ELF</a> |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=elf">ELF</a> |
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executable format. |
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| <li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ld.so">ld.so(1)</a> |
<li><a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ld.so">ld.so(1)</a> |
| on ELF platforms now loads libraries in a random order for |
on ELF platforms now loads libraries in a random order for |
| greater resistance to attacks. The i386 architecture also maps libraries |
greater resistance to attacks. The i386 architecture also maps libraries |
| into somewhat randomized addresses. Together with W^X and |
into somewhat randomized addresses. Together with W^X and |
| <a href="http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/security/ssp/">ProPolice</a>, |
<a href="http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/security/ssp/">ProPolice</a>, |
| these changes increase the difficulty of successfully exploiting an |
these changes increase the difficulty of successfully exploiting an |
| application error, such as a buffer overflow. |
application error, such as a buffer overflow. |
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| system at compile-time via trojaned configuration scripts or otherwise. |
system at compile-time via trojaned configuration scripts or otherwise. |
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| <li>Symbol caching in |
<li>Symbol caching in |
| <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ld.so">ld.so(1)</a> |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=ld.so">ld.so(1)</a> |
| reduces the startup time of large applications. |
reduces the startup time of large applications. |
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| enabling more applications to run. |
enabling more applications to run. |
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| <li>Significant improvements to the |
<li>Significant improvements to the |
| <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pthreads">pthreads(3)</a> |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=pthreads">pthreads(3)</a> |
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library. |
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| <li>Improved hardware support, including: |
<li>Improved hardware support, including: |
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| <li>Kauai ATA controllers (Apple ATA100 wdc) |
<li>Kauai ATA controllers (Apple ATA100 wdc) |
| <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=kauaiata&arch=macppc"> |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/?query=kauaiata&arch=macppc"> |
| kauaiata(4)</a> enabling support for Powerbook 12" and 17" models. |
kauaiata(4)</a> enabling support for Powerbook 12" and 17" models. |
| <li>Support for controlling LongRun registers on Transmeta CPUs. |
<li>Support for controlling LongRun registers on Transmeta CPUs. |
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