Re: [PATCH] docs: self-protection: rename "leak" to "exposure"

2016-06-09 Thread Jonathan Corbet
On Wed, 18 May 2016 06:37:47 -0700 Kees Cook wrote: > The meaning of "leak" can be both "untracked resource allocation" and > "memory content disclosure". This document's use was entirely of the > latter meaning, so avoid the confusion by using the Common Weakness >

[PATCH] docs: self-protection: rename "leak" to "exposure"

2016-05-18 Thread Kees Cook
The meaning of "leak" can be both "untracked resource allocation" and "memory content disclosure". This document's use was entirely of the latter meaning, so avoid the confusion by using the Common Weakness Enumeration name for this: Information Exposure (CWE-200). Additionally adds a section on