From 7f24d4b4764d6cb8665cf1ca8118ad7eef991eff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ond=C5=99ej=20Sur=C3=BD?= Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:28:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add CHANGES and release note for #1933 --- CHANGES | 2 ++ doc/notes/notes-current.rst | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 4d69ed5372..1ef3b55bf8 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +5445. [cleanup] Disable and disallow static linking. [GL #1933] + 5444. [bug] 'rndc dnstap -roll ' was not limiting the number of saved files to . [GL !3728] diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst index 862929d49e..8c6e86a3b9 100644 --- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst +++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst @@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ New Features Feature Changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- None. +- Disable and disallow static linking of BIND 9 binaries and libraries + as BIND 9 modules require ``dlopen()`` support and static linking also + prevents using security features like read-only relocations (RELRO) or + address space layout randomization (ASLR) which are important for + programs that interact with the network and process arbitrary user + input. [GL #1933] Bug Fixes ~~~~~~~~~