Re: [dev] [ANNOUNCE] slock-1.4

2016-12-25 Thread Edward Mclean 
Hiltjo Posthuma  wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 01:47:55AM +0100, Markus Teich wrote:
> > Heyho,
> > 
> > I am happy to announce the release of slock version 1.4. slock is a simple X
> > display locker.
> > 
> > You can download it at: http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-1.4.tar.gz
> > 
> > The changes since version 1.3 are:
> > - fix CVE-2016-6866
> > - add proper priviledge dropping
> > - use explicit_bzero from OpenBSD to clear password from memory
> > - major code audit and rewrite of some parts (thanks, Laslo!)
> > 
> > --Markus
> > 
>
> Nice! :)
>
> -- 
> Kind regards,
> Hiltjo

Re: [dev] [ANNOUNCE] slock-1.4

2016-11-20 Thread Ali H. Fardan 

On 2016-11-20 00:47, Markus Teich wrote:

- add proper priviledge dropping


yeah, "priviledge" dropping is nice :)

Re: [dev] [ANNOUNCE] slock-1.4

2016-11-20 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma 
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 01:47:55AM +0100, Markus Teich wrote:
> Heyho,
> 
> I am happy to announce the release of slock version 1.4. slock is a simple X
> display locker.
> 
> You can download it at: http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-1.4.tar.gz
> 
> The changes since version 1.3 are:
> - fix CVE-2016-6866
> - add proper priviledge dropping
> - use explicit_bzero from OpenBSD to clear password from memory
> - major code audit and rewrite of some parts (thanks, Laslo!)
> 
> --Markus
> 

Nice! :)

-- 
Kind regards,
Hiltjo

Re: [dev] [ANNOUNCE] slock-1.4

2016-11-20 Thread hiro 
HAHAHAHAHA, there's a CVE now for this shit?
good way to make you slaves waste some more time.
told ya. --hiro

On 11/20/16, Markus Teich  wrote:
> Heyho,
>
> I am happy to announce the release of slock version 1.4. slock is a simple
> X
> display locker.
>
> You can download it at: http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-1.4.tar.gz
>
> The changes since version 1.3 are:
> - fix CVE-2016-6866
> - add proper priviledge dropping
> - use explicit_bzero from OpenBSD to clear password from memory
> - major code audit and rewrite of some parts (thanks, Laslo!)
>
> --Markus
>
>

[dev] [ANNOUNCE] slock-1.4

2016-11-19 Thread Markus Teich 
Heyho,

I am happy to announce the release of slock version 1.4. slock is a simple X
display locker.

You can download it at: http://dl.suckless.org/tools/slock-1.4.tar.gz

The changes since version 1.3 are:
- fix CVE-2016-6866
- add proper priviledge dropping
- use explicit_bzero from OpenBSD to clear password from memory
- major code audit and rewrite of some parts (thanks, Laslo!)

--Markus