Re: Heads up: upcoming back-branch re-releases - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Heads up: upcoming back-branch re-releases
Date
Msg-id 200601051517.k05FH9o11254@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Heads up: upcoming back-branch re-releases  (Marko Kreen <markokr@gmail.com>)
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Thanks. Updated.

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Marko Kreen wrote:
> +<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> Openwall
> +gen_salt processing (Marko Kreen></para></listitem>
> 
> I guess it should be bit more explicit:
> 
> <listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> gen_salt,
> which caused it not to use all available salt space for md5 and
> xdes algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para>
> <para>Salts for blowfish and standard des are unaffected</para></listitem>
> 
> This hopefully makes it clear who is affected and how important is to
> upgrade.  Also the 'Openwall' is confusing, better credit fix author.
> 
> --
> marko
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