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diff -u -r1.261 -r1.262
--- www/plus.html 1998/05/11 23:27:30 1.261
+++ www/plus.html 1998/05/11 23:30:32 1.262
@@ -1404,10 +1404,12 @@
Fix a file parsing overflow in kdb_util(8).
Niklas is taking a shot at making our cross compiler toolset sufficient
for a full cross compile of the vax port.
-A new security problem exists if you rely on
- securelevels and immutable or append-only files. The fix does not
- permit mmap'ing of immutable or append-only files which are writeable,
- as the VM system will bypass the meaning of the file flags.
+A possible new security problem exists if
+ you rely on securelevels and immutable or append-only files or
+ character devices. The fix does not permit mmap'ing of immutable
+ or append-only files which are otherwise writeable, as the VM
+ system will bypass the meaning of the file flags when writes
+ happen to the file.
A patch exists which solves the
problem.
Make size(1) work on files created via ld -Z.
@@ -1425,7 +1427,7 @@
www@openbsd.org
-
$OpenBSD: plus.html,v 1.261 1998/05/11 23:27:30 deraadt Exp $
+
$OpenBSD: plus.html,v 1.262 1998/05/11 23:30:32 deraadt Exp $