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version 1.26, 2003/09/06 01:53:53 version 1.27, 2003/09/06 04:05:09
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 <li>The i386 architecture has been switched to the ELF executable format.  <li>The i386 architecture has been switched to the
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=elf">ELF</a>
        executable format.
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 <li>Further W^X improvements, including support for the i386 architecture.  <li>Further W^X improvements, including support for the i386 architecture.
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 <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ld.so">ld.so(1)</a>  <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?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
     somewhat randomized addresses.  Together with W^X and ProPolice, these      somewhat randomized addresses.  Together with W^X and
     changes increase the difficulty of successfully exploiting an application      <a href="http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/security/ssp/">ProPolice</a>,
       these changes increase the difficulty of successfully exploiting an application
     error, such as a buffer overflow.      error, such as a buffer overflow.
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     enabling more applications to run.      enabling more applications to run.
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 <li>Significant improvements to the pthread library.  <li>Significant improvements to the
       <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pthreads">pthreads(3)</a>
       library.
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 <li>Replace many static fd_set uses, to instead use  <li>Replace many static fd_set uses, to instead use
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