| From: | Tim Bunce <Tim(dot)Bunce(at)pobox(dot)com> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Tim Bunce <Tim(dot)Bunce(at)pobox(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Safe security |
| Date: | 2010-03-08 17:32:03 |
| Message-ID: | 20100308173203.GB1375@timac.local |
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On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 11:03:27AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Tim Bunce <Tim(dot)Bunce(at)pobox(dot)com> writes:
> > Here's a patch that:
> > 1. adds wording like that to the docs.
> > 2. randomises the container package name (a simple and sound security measure).
> > 3. requires Safe 2.25 (which has assorted fixes, including security).
> > 4. removed a harmless but suprious exclamation mark from the source.
>
> #3 is still an absolute nonstarter, especially for a patch that we'd
> wish to backpatch.
This is a patch for 9.0. Backpatching is a separate issue.
I think Safe 2.25 should be required, but I'll let whoever applies the
patch tweak/delete that hunk as desired.
Tim.
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