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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 7652e4c38..ceeae7902 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem. --> <listitem> + <para>2021-08-20</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Add a sed to glibc in Chapter 8 to fix a + critical security issue.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>2021-08-18</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter08/glibc.xml b/chapter08/glibc.xml index e8ca57ab2..968b398e0 100644 --- a/chapter08/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter08/glibc.xml @@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Glibc</title> + <para>First, fix a security problem identified upstream:</para> + + <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e '/NOTIFY_REMOVED)/s/)/ \&\& data.attr != NULL)/' \ + -i sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mq_notify.c</userinput></screen> + <para>Some of the Glibc programs use the non-FHS compliant <filename class="directory">/var/db</filename> directory to store their runtime data. Apply the following patch to make such programs |