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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6599f1a4c3..61acf41e66 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ Major new features: controlling terminal in the new process in a race free manner. These functions are GNU extensions. +* Source fortification (_FORTIFY_SOURCE) level 3 is now available for + applications compiling with glibc and gcc 12 and later. Level 3 leverages + the __builtin_dynamic_object_size function to deliver additional + fortification balanced against additional runtime cost (checking non-constant + bounds). + Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: * On x86-64, the LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC environment variable support |