From c76accc624f1e3f31072f7645f5faa19ccd697b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gronenwoud Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:44:26 +0000 Subject: Miscellaneous adjustments. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3244 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter06/ed.xml | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter06/ed.xml') diff --git a/chapter06/ed.xml b/chapter06/ed.xml index e3e14ca15..a5e9d3942 100644 --- a/chapter06/ed.xml +++ b/chapter06/ed.xml @@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ days. Ed normally uses the mktemp function to create temporary files in /tmp, but this function contains a vulnerability (see the section on Temporary Files in ). The -following patch makes Ed use mkstemp instead, which is -the recommended way to create temporary files. - -Apply the patch: +url="http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/avoid-race.html"/>). Apply +the following patch to make Ed use mkstemp instead, a +secure way to create temporary files: patch -Np1 -i ../&ed-patch; -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf