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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2017-06-30 10:43:33 +0200
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2017-06-30 10:43:33 +0200
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resolv: Make RES_ROTATE start with a random name server [BZ #19570]
Do not copy the actual name server addresses to rotate them. Use a global rotation offset instead.
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@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ Version 2.26
- Exponential and Logarithmic Function: clog10f128.
+* When the “rotate” (RES_ROTATE) DNS stub resolver option is active, glibc
+ will now randomly pick a name server from the configuration as a starting
+ point. (Previously, the second name server was always used.)
+
Security related changes:
* The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes,