commit 506c8904402907f84f8c5ddcd6ecf15bb66d4030 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Wed Apr 16 22:45:27 2014 -0400

add a changes file for the sandbox fixes series --- changes/sandbox_fixes_11351 | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/changes/sandbox_fixes_11351 b/changes/sandbox_fixes_11351 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2fe2173 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/sandbox_fixes_11351 @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ + o Major features: + - Refinements and improvements to the Linux seccomp2 sandbox code: + the sandbox can now run a test network for multiple hours without + crashing. (Previous crash reasons included: reseeding the OpenSSL PRNG, + seeding the Libevent PRNG, using the wrong combination of CLOEXEC and + NONBLOCK at the same place and time, having server keys, being an + authority, receiving a HUP, or using IPv6.) The sandbox is still + experimental, and more bugs will probably turn up. To try it, + enable "Sandbox 1" on a Linux host. + + - Strengthen the Linux seccomp2 sandbox code: the sandbox can now + test the arguments for rename(), and blocks _sysctl() entirely. +