From b4f2b5bf10e32777b1fcfa8417aa190755247815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russ Allbery Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:19:15 +0000 Subject: Note that the file writing change is a security issue. --- NEWS | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d8c4e00..24326f3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ wallet 0.6 (unreleased) + SECURITY: If -f is used and the output file name with ".new" appended + already exists, unlink it first and then create it safely rather than + truncating it. This is much safer when creating files in a + world-writable directory. + The wallet client can now get the server, port, principal, and remctl type from krb5.conf as well as from compile-time defaults and command-line options. @@ -14,11 +19,6 @@ wallet 0.6 (unreleased) keytab keys into that file rather than moving aside the old keytab and creating a new keytab with only the new keys. - If -f is used and the output file name with ".new" appended already - exists, unlink it first and then create it safely rather than - truncating it. This is much safer when creating files in a - world-writable directory. - Support enforcing a naming policy for wallet objects via a Perl function in the wallet server configuration file. -- cgit v1.2.3