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Subject: svn commit: r288937 - head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes
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Author: gjb
Date: Tue Oct  6 17:42:31 2015
New Revision: 288937
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/288937

Log:
  Document r288669, stack protector "strong" level.
  
  Help from:	pfg
  Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml

Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml	Tue Oct  6 17:42:30 2015	(r288936)
+++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml	Tue Oct  6 17:42:31 2015	(r288937)
@@ -796,6 +796,13 @@
 	evaluated when building the <filename
 	  role="package">emulators/linux-c6</filename> and related
 	ports.</para>
+
+      <para revision="288669">The stack protector has been upgraded to
+	the "strong" level, elevating the protection against buffer
+	overflows.  While this significantly improves the security of
+	the system, extensive testing was done to ensure there are no
+	measurable side effects in performance or
+	functionality.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>