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Diff for /www/plus.html between version 1.397 and 1.398

version 1.397, 1999/02/16 06:51:18

version 1.398, 1999/02/16 06:52:23

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<li>Merge changes from db.1.86 (but do not merge new hash code, since it has an incompatible format)

<li>Handle kernel malloc() failing, for TCP SACK block allocation.

<li>Do more careful system call range-checking and introduce socklen_t.

<li>FUNCTIONALITY FIX: Fix a bug we introduced before 2.4 shipped: readv(2) and writev(2) with iov_len == 0 is legal.<a href=errata.html#uio>A patch is available</a>.

<li>FUNCTIONALITY FIX: Fix a bug we introduced before 2.4 shipped: readv(2) and writev(2) with iov_len == 0 is legal. <a href=errata.html#uio>A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix a pcmcia mapping bug regarding address space allocation.

<li>For wds(4) and ex(4) drivers, unmap address space if probing fails.

<li>In ipsecadm(8), verify that keys and IVs are specified in hex.

<li>Document that MD4 is pretty much broken, and MD5 is looking pretty bad too (so much for quality designs from RSA).

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: i386 T_TRCTRAP DDB handling could cause a system crash.<a href=errata.html#trctrap>A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: i386 T_TRCTRAP DDB handling could cause a system crash. <a href=errata.html#trctrap>A patch is available</a>.

<li>tcpdump(8) out-of-range access in LLC decoding.

<li>Flesh out the vpn(8) manpage.

<li>Add old dbm-compatible interface code, from db-1.86

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<li>ncurses-4.2-990206

<li>Correct various freebsd/linux emulation issues.

<li>Correct directory entry reads for numerous binary emulators.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Better RST handling in tcp input.<a href=errata.html#rst>A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Better RST handling in tcp input. <a href=errata.html#rst>A patch is available</a>.

<li>BeOS/i386 support in fdisk(8).

<li>Two more nop instructions in sparc locore.s for greater reliability on Viking CPUs.

<li>Pluralization fix in rup(1).

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<li>Make getty(8) default to 8 bit mode.

<li>Autodetect ATAPI cdrom drives that do not support ATAPI_READ_CD_CAPACITY.

<li>The following patch was deleted later, ignore it: If a process is being ptraced, do not permit execution of an immutable binary, also, if a process is running an immutable binary, do not permit ptrace. This can be a security issue. <a href=errata23.html#ptrace>A patch is available which fixes this problem</a>.

<li>Various fixes to the i386 pctr(4) driver -- previously any user could crash most non-Intel processors.<a href=errata23.html#pctr>Fixes for 2.2 and 2.3 are detailed here</a>.

<li>Various fixes to the i386 pctr(4) driver -- previously any user could crash most non-Intel processors. <a href=errata23.html#pctr>Fixes for 2.2 and 2.3 are detailed here</a>.

<li>Various new smtpd(8) fixes.

<li>Change all modifications of struct sigaction's sa_mask field to use sigsetops(3).

<li>Teach adduser(8) about the /sbin/nologin shell.