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authorChris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>2018-11-07 16:03:59 +0000
committerChris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>2018-11-22 15:51:55 +0000
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Docs, dates etc Dates, change log, etc for 9.26 rc1 Dates, changelog, etc for 9.26 release
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-<h2><a name="Version9.25"></a>Version 9.25 (2018-09-13)</h2>
+<h2><a name="Version9.25"></a>Version 9.26 (2018-11-20)</h2>
<p> Highlights in this release include:
<ul>
<li>
-<p>This release fixes problems with argument handling, some unintended results of
-the security fixes to the SAFER file access restrictions (specifically accessing
-ICC profile files), and some additional security issues over the recent 9.24 release.
-</li>
-<li>
<p>Security issues have been the primary focus of this release, including solving
several (well publicised) real and potential exploits.
<br>
@@ -112,10 +107,6 @@ several (well publicised) real and potential exploits.
release to avoid these issues.</u></big>
</li>
<li>
-<p>As well as Ghostscript itself, jbig2dec has had a significant amount of work improving
-its robustness in the face of out specification files.
-</li>
-<li>
<p>IMPORTANT: We are in the process of forking LittleCMS. LCMS2 is not thread safe, and
cannot be made thread safe without breaking the ABI. Our fork will be thread safe, and include
performance enhancements (these changes have all be been offered and rejected upstream). We
@@ -123,19 +114,23 @@ will maintain compatibility between Ghostscript and LCMS2 for a time, but not in
Our fork will be available as its own package separately from Ghostscript (and MuPDF).
</li>
<li>
+<p>Thanks to Man Yue Mo of Semmle Security Research Team, Jens M&uuml;ller of
+Ruhr-Universit&auml;t Bochum and Tavis Ormandy of Google's Project Zero for their help to
+identify specific security issues.
+</li>
+<li>
<p>The usual round of bug fixes, compatibility changes, and incremental improvements.
</li>
</ul>
<p>For a list of open issues, or to report problems,
please visit <a href="http://bugs.ghostscript.com/">bugs.ghostscript.com</a>.
-
-<h3><a name="9.24_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
+<h3><a name="9.26_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>None
</li>
</ul>
-<h3><a name="9.25_changelog"></a>Changelog</h3>
+<h3><a name="9.26_changelog"></a>Changelog</h3>
<p>See the <a href="History9.htm">history file</a> for complete log
of changes.
@@ -160,7 +155,7 @@ or contact Artifex Software, Inc., 1305 Grant Avenue - Suite 200,
Novato, CA 94945, U.S.A., +1(415)492-9861, for further information.
<p>
-<small>Ghostscript version 9.25, 13 September 2018
+<small>Ghostscript version 9.26, 20 November 2018
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