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