[objective-c] patch

Fariborz Jahanian fjahanian@apple.com
Fri Mar 3 16:07:00 GMT 2006


On Mar 2, 2006, at 11:30 PM, Timothy J. Wood wrote:

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> On Mar 2, 2006, at 8:36 AM, Fariborz Jahanian wrote:
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>> Couple of small objective-c patches to fix couple of problems.  
>> fsf-4327263.txt removes file name from module descriptor perceived  
>> as a potential security leak (our runtime guys have confirmed that  
>> it has no implications). fsf-4156731.txt fixes an ICE when issuing  
>> warning.
>> Mike Stump has approved these two patches.
>>
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>   If there are no implications, why remove a useful piece of  
> information?  Maybe you could write "" if -g is not on?
>
>   How is this perceived as a security risk?

Because it also includes the full path name to the source file which  
cannot be stripped out. We have had several complaints on this.

- Fariborz

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> -tim
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