Am 17.12.2011 16:38, schrieb James: > Florian Philipp <lists <at> binarywings.net> writes: > >> >> Hi list! >> >> I just noticed the USE flag "security" in stable app-portage/eix. The >> description is hardly helpful: It fixes exploits but is not enabled by >> default. Why? What are the drawbacks? I couldn't find anything in a >> quick online search. > > ef security > > This adds some checks which can prevent certain exploits if e.g. the eix code > has a bug. If you use the hardened toolchain, using this flag does not > increase > security and can even lead to problems. > install the security module needed for some servers > >
As I said, this description is hardly useful. If it fixes exploits, then why is it not enabled for non-hardened profiles per default?
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