Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 07:48:53 -0600 From: Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enumerating glibc dependencies Message-ID: <1422971333.3444346.222480213.4886CF10@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <20150202185806.BD0AF865@hub.freebsd.org> References: <mailman.87.1422619202.67459.freebsd-security@freebsd.org> <20150202150721.E8553209@hub.freebsd.org> <20150202152243.GA29176@in-addr.com> <20150202164319.GL11558@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1502020849580.24056@eboyr.pbz> <20150202185806.BD0AF865@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Feb 2, 2015, at 12:58, Roger Marquis wrote: > > Is FreeBSD glib always linked to libc (vs glibc)? > > Apparently it is, at least on the systems I've tested where there were no > glibc dependencies at all. Another item added to the list of BSD > (security) advantages. > Unless you're building a Frankenstein OS you should never come across a situation where a native FreeBSD binary is linked to glibc. (I'm not even sure it's possible!) Linux uses glibc for their libc reference, we use our own. If you are running native Linux binaries via the linuxulator you will certainly be using glibc for those binaries. Those programs could be vulnerable to glibc issues.
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