Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:00:30 -0700 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r273487 - head/sys/kern Message-ID: <5448451E.1040104@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201410222335.s9MNZW62045167@svn.freebsd.org>
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On 10/22/14 16:35, Colin Percival wrote: > Author: cperciva > Date: Wed Oct 22 23:35:32 2014 > New Revision: 273487 > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/273487 > > Log: > Avoid leaking data from the kernel environment: When we convert the > initial static environment to a dynamic one, zero the static environment > buffer, and zero individual values when kern_unsetenv and freeenv are > called. Forgot to add, this will not be MFCed, since it would break KBI to zero out the static environment when kernel modules could conceivably have pointers into it. Colin Percivalhome | help
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