cpython/Misc
Gregory P. Smith 49f61068f4
gh-97514: Don't use Linux abstract sockets for multiprocessing (#98501)
Linux abstract sockets are insecure as they lack any form of filesystem
permissions so their use allows anyone on the system to inject code into
the process.

This removes the default preference for abstract sockets in
multiprocessing introduced in Python 3.9+ via
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/18866 while fixing
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/84031.

Explicit use of an abstract socket by a user now generates a
RuntimeWarning.  If we choose to keep this warning, it should be
backported to the 3.7 and 3.8 branches.
2022-10-20 15:30:09 -07:00
..
NEWS.d gh-97514: Don't use Linux abstract sockets for multiprocessing (#98501) 2022-10-20 15:30:09 -07:00
rhel7
ACKS gh-95023: Added os.setns and os.unshare functions (#95046) 2022-10-20 11:08:54 +02:00
coverity_model.c
gdbinit
HISTORY gh-97519: Synchronize links in other copies of HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE (GH-97520) 2022-09-25 11:25:24 +03:00
indent.pro
Porting
python-config.in
python-config.sh.in
python-embed.pc.in
python.man
python.pc.in
README
README.AIX
README.coverity
README.valgrind
requirements-test.txt
SpecialBuilds.txt
stable_abi.toml gh-97669: Create Tools/build/ directory (#97963) 2022-10-17 12:01:00 +02:00
svnmap.txt
valgrind-python.supp
vgrindefs

Python Misc subdirectory
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This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere.  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
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ACKS                    Acknowledgements
gdbinit                 Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY                 News from previous releases -- oldest last
indent.pro              GNU indent profile approximating my C style
NEWS                    News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
Porting                 Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
python-config.in        Python script template for python-config
python.man              UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python.pc.in            Package configuration info template for pkg-config
README                  The file you're reading now
README.AIX              Information about using Python on AIX
README.coverity         Information about running Coverity's Prevent on Python
README.valgrind         Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
SpecialBuilds.txt       Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
svnmap.txt              Map of old SVN revs and branches to hg changeset ids,
                        help history-digging
valgrind-python.supp    Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind
vgrindefs               Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)