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NSA Security Enhanced Linux

NSA Security Enhanced Linux has released v2003071106 with minor feature enhancements. "Changes: The base kernel versions have been updated to 2.5.74 and 2.4.21. The SELinux API redesign with xattr support has been completed for the 2.5-based kernel. The SELinux daemon and utility patches have been ported to the new API. Support for the AT_SECURE auxv entry was added. Changes were made to bprm hook permission checking and nosuid operation. A report, "Securing the X Window System with SELinux", was added to documentation discussing adding SELinux controls to the window system. Many contributed patches have been merged, and RPM spec files and SRPMs are now provided."
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