In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/ba474e876da44d462e1da4f95365622b59a8d402?hp=a770949e9fb75429772c3b99590c5599df3ff999>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit ba474e876da44d462e1da4f95365622b59a8d402 Author: Jarkko Hietaniemi <[email protected]> Date: Mon Sep 29 17:16:20 2014 +0200 Forward port of the backport of mentioning -fstack-protector-strong. M pod/perldelta.pod commit 9e5bcaecdc341426ba19c4f662e6c43cd9a34772 Author: Jarkko Hietaniemi <[email protected]> Date: Mon Sep 29 17:13:35 2014 +0200 Retroactive mention of -fstack-protector-strong. M pod/perl5214delta.pod ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: pod/perl5214delta.pod | 8 ++++++++ pod/perldelta.pod | 9 ++++++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perl5214delta.pod b/pod/perl5214delta.pod index 483f6ba..866a12b 100644 --- a/pod/perl5214delta.pod +++ b/pod/perl5214delta.pod @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ C<NaN>. See also the L<POSIX> enhancements. +=head1 Security + +=head2 Perl is now compiled with -fstack-protector-strong if available + +Perl has been compiled with the anti-stack-smashing option +C<-fstack-protector> since 5.10.1. Now Perl uses the newer variant +called C<-fstack-protector-strong>, if available. + =head1 Incompatible Changes =head2 Changes to the C<*> prototype diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 1fce287..a6d28f4 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ C<int_p_sign_posn>. =head1 Security -XXX Any security-related notices go here. In particular, any security -vulnerabilities closed should be noted here rather than in the -L</Selected Bug Fixes> section. +=head2 Perl is now compiled with -fstack-protector-strong if available + +Perl has been compiled with the anti-stack-smashing option +C<-fstack-protector> since 5.10.1. Now Perl uses the newer variant +called C<-fstack-protector-strong>, if available. (This was added +already in 5.21.4.) [ List each security issue as a =head2 entry ] -- Perl5 Master Repository
