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| author | Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> | 2017-06-30 10:43:33 +0200 |
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| committer | Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> | 2017-06-30 10:43:33 +0200 |
| commit | 5b757a51b514ea163bbec0a53dbbc06bb1b29241 (patch) | |
| tree | fb8d43f46725547a6cb977b5f76fee1483c423bd /NEWS | |
| parent | 867c5c33e2735567c95bf3a8b0a520bedd34430a (diff) | |
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resolv: Make RES_ROTATE start with a random name server [BZ #19570]
Do not copy the actual name server addresses to rotate them. Use a global rotation offset instead.
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 711b2d9f29..944804dcd5 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ Version 2.26 - Exponential and Logarithmic Function: clog10f128. +* When the “rotate” (RES_ROTATE) DNS stub resolver option is active, glibc + will now randomly pick a name server from the configuration as a starting + point. (Previously, the second name server was always used.) + Security related changes: * The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes, |