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Date:      Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:05:50 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Buliwyf McGraw <buliwyf@libertad.univalle.edu.co>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: gets() is unsafe (fwd)
Message-ID:  <20020116160550.A5927@citusc17.usc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.43.0201160838001.59061-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co>; from buliwyf@libertad.univalle.edu.co on Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 08:56:40AM -0500
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.43.0201160838001.59061-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co>

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On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 08:56:40AM -0500, Buliwyf McGraw wrote:

> > > No, this is a FAQ; it's a bug in the linker which causes it to trip
> > > every single _warn_references() in the library when it links to libc,
> > > regardless of whether the program actually uses the functions in
> > > question.

>  I expected no problems... but as you can see, the warning messages give
>  an "insecure" sensation.
>  I want to do something to avoid that messages when i try to compile a GNU
>  application.
>  Thanks for your comments and help.

I've already told you that this situation is a bug in the toolchain
and not a security problem.

Kris

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