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2013-08-16CVE-2013-4237, BZ #14699: Buffer overflow in readdir_rFlorian Weimer
* sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h (struct __dirstream): Add errcode member. * sysdeps/posix/opendir.c (__alloc_dir): Initialize errcode member. * sysdeps/posix/rewinddir.c (rewinddir): Reset errcode member. * sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c (__READDIR_R): Enforce NAME_MAX limit. Return delayed error code. Remove GETDENTS_64BIT_ALIGNED conditional. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/wordsize-64/readdir_r.c: Do not define GETDENTS_64BIT_ALIGNED. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/readdir64_r.c: Likewise. * manual/filesys.texi (Reading/Closing Directory): Document ENAMETOOLONG return value of readdir_r. Recommend readdir more strongly. * manual/conf.texi (Limits for Files): Add portability note to NAME_MAX, PATH_MAX. (Pathconf): Add portability note for _PC_NAME_MAX, _PC_PATH_MAX.
2013-08-01Update manual/contrib.texiDavid S. Miller
* manual/contrib.texi: Update entry for Siddhesh Poyarekar. Add entries for Will Newton, Andi Kleen, David Holsgrove, and Ondrej Bilka.
2013-07-21CVE-2013-2207, BZ #15755: Disable pt_chown.Carlos O'Donell
The helper binary pt_chown tricked into granting access to another user's pseudo-terminal. Pre-conditions for the attack: * Attacker with local user account * Kernel with FUSE support * "user_allow_other" in /etc/fuse.conf * Victim with allocated slave in /dev/pts Using the setuid installed pt_chown and a weak check on whether a file descriptor is a tty, an attacker could fake a pty check using FUSE and trick pt_chown to grant ownership of a pty descriptor that the current user does not own. It cannot access /dev/pts/ptmx however. In most modern distributions pt_chown is not needed because devpts is enabled by default. The fix for this CVE is to disable building and using pt_chown by default. We still provide a configure option to enable hte use of pt_chown but distributions do so at their own risk.
2013-07-02Add a configure option to enable lock elision and disable by defaultAndi Kleen
Can be enabled with --enable-lock-elision=yes at configure time.
2013-06-26Require GCC 4.4 or later to build glibc.Joseph Myers
2013-06-25Update texinfo.tex.Joseph Myers
2013-06-17Sort sysd-rules-patterns by descending pattern length.Roland McGrath
2013-06-15Add documentation for default pthread attribute functionsSiddhesh Poyarekar
2013-06-05Remove trailing whitespace.Joseph Myers
2013-05-30 [BZ #14256]Jeff Law
* manual/errno.texi (ESTALE): Update to account for more than just NFS file systems. * sysdeps/gnu/errlist.c: Regenerated.
2013-05-28Doc fix for 'frexp' in arith.texiBen Norht
It is the magnitude of the return value which lies in [0.5, 1), not the return value itself. --- 2013-05-28 Ben North <ben@redfrontdoor.org> * manual/arith.texi (frexp): It is the magnitude of the return value which lies in [0.5, 1), not the return value itself.
2013-05-26 * manual/platform.texi: Add missing @end deftypefun.Thomas Schwinge
Fixup for commit d116b7c414c8239b677e341ac517745db689ac2d.
2013-05-24PowerPC: Program Priority Register supportAdhemerval Zanella
This patch add inline functions to change the Program Priority Register from ISA 2.05.
2013-05-23PowerPC: Add functions for shared resources hints.Edjunior Machado
2013-05-07manual/message.texi: Fix english and clarify.Carlos O'Donell
Rewrite the first paragraph to talk about users not humans, and to use correct English. Clarify that it is the mapping of messages to IDs that impacts the design of the message translation API. --- 2013-05-07 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> * manual/message.texi (Message Translation): Talk about users. Message to key mapping impacts design.
2013-04-12BZ#15361: Make aio_fsync not check open modes.Roland McGrath
2013-04-02New <math.h> macro named issignaling to check for a signaling NaN (sNaN).Thomas Schwinge
It is based on draft TS 18661 and currently enabled as a GNU extension.
2013-03-24Fix docs for scalbn* and scalbl* functionsMark H Weaver
* manual/arith.texi (Normalization Functions): Fix prototypes for scalbn, scalbnf, scalbnl, scalbln, scalblnf, and scalblnl.
2013-03-19Rename nptl.texi to threads.texiSiddhesh Poyarekar
The manual and its file names are about interfaces and not the implementation details.
2013-03-17manual: Sort mallopt M_* parameters alphabeticallyCarlos O'Donell
Sort the mallopt M_* parameters alphabetically and add comments for the missing paramters.
2013-03-15Modify threads in nptl cindex to pthreadsSiddhesh Poyarekar
2013-03-14Add nptl manual chapterSiddhesh Poyarekar
This adds the base chapter for POSIX threads and also documentation for thread-specific data, along with a note on its interaction with C++11 thread_local variables.
2013-03-12Remove mention of i386-pc-linux-gnu.Carlos O'Donell
The GNU C Library does not support building for i386 therefore we remove mention of this configuration from the INSTALL file.
2013-02-24Fix menu ordering in socket.texi.Allan McRae
Match the order of (sub)sections in the menu to that in the file..
2013-02-24Add @detailmenu to subsection node listingAllan McRae
Surround the "Detailed Node Listing" section of the info page menu with @detailmenu flags to avoid confusing texinfo. Resolves a large number of warnings printed by texinfo-5.0.
2013-02-21Move @end statement to start of lineAllan McRae
Fixes a warning with texinfo-5.0.
2013-02-20manual: Remove frobnicate @pxref.Carlos O'Donell
We remove the frobnicate @pxref in the "System Databases and Name Service Switch" chapter. The @pxref doesn't make sense in the given context.
2013-02-11Fix some errors in declarations in the manual.Roland McGrath
2013-02-08Fix PF_LOCAL socket example sockaddr_un size calculation.Roland McGrath
2013-01-13manual: glob flags: fix sorting orderMike Frysinger
Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@systemhalted.org> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
2013-01-13manual: glob flags: mention the GNU extensionsMike Frysinger
The glob flags page reads as if this section is comprehensive when it is not -- a lot of GNU extensions exist. Point that out in the intro. Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@systemhalted.org> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
2013-01-13manual: glob: document the gl_flags fieldMike Frysinger
The More Flags for Globbing section indirectly mentions gl_flags when talking about GLOB_MAGCHAR. Mention it explicitly when covering the glob_t types. Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@systemhalted.org> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
2013-01-11Add --enable-hardcoded-path-in-tests configure optionH.J. Lu
2013-01-02Update miscellaneous copyright dates.Joseph Myers
2013-01-02Update copyright notices with scripts/update-copyrights.Joseph Myers
2013-01-01Add script to update copyright notices and reformat some to facilitate its use.Joseph Myers
2012-12-18Fix AArch64 typo.Marcus Shawcroft
2012-12-13Update manual/contrib.texiDavid S. Miller
* manual/contrib.texi (Contributors): Update entries for Hongjiu Lu and Joseph S. Myers. Add entry for Marcus Shawcroft.
2012-12-11Move node Argp Helper Functions to follow Argp Parsing StateSiddhesh Poyarekar
Resolves BZ #14246.
2012-12-11Mention if terminating null is included in NAME_MAX/PATH_MAXSiddhesh Poyarekar
Fixes BZ #14872.
2012-12-08BZ #14833: message.texi typo fixesBenno Schulenberg
2012-12-04Remove @hsep and @vsep usage from info pagesAllan McRae
These cause an error when the info pages are build with texinfo>=4.13.90.
2012-12-01Fix typos in arith.texi.Joseph Myers
2012-11-09Support --with-pkgversion and --with-bugurl.Joseph Myers
2012-11-07BZ#14815: Manual typo fix.Roland McGrath
2012-11-04[BZ #157] Remove include/stub-tag.h for good.Thomas Schwinge
2012-10-31Document general use of test-wrapper and test-wrapper-env.Joseph Myers
2012-10-29manual: delete nested @cartoucheMike Frysinger
Putting @cartouche inside of @smallexample does not work with HTML output as the former produces a <table> while the latter produces a <pre>. You cannot nest a <table> in a <pre> as the contents are no longer formatted. Since it's entirely unnecessary, and none of the other examples do this, just drop the cartouche. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
2012-10-25Add cross-test-ssh.sh.Joseph Myers
2012-10-18Add note on free list pointers overwriting M_PERTURB bytesSiddhesh Poyarekar
Fixes BZ #12140.
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