Re: [PATCH] docs: self-protection: rename "leak" to "exposure"

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Thu Jun 09 2016 - 15:27:36 EST


On Wed, 18 May 2016 06:37:47 -0700
Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The meaning of "leak" can be both "untracked resource allocation" and
> "memory content disclosure". This document's use was entirely of the
> latter meaning, so avoid the confusion by using the Common Weakness
> Enumeration name for this: Information Exposure (CWE-200). Additionally
> adds a section on structure randomization.

Applied (rather belatedly, sorry) to the docs tree.

jon