On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 17:15 -0800, Kees Cook wrote: > Package: totem > Version: 2.30.2-2 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > User: ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com > Usertags: origin-ubuntu natty ubuntu-patch > > In Ubuntu, the attached patch was applied to achieve the following: > > * debian/{control{,.in},rules}: enable PIE build for security hardening. > > Since totem deals with media files, it should be hardened against potential > malicious attacks. This patch enables the hardening features in the toolchain. > > Thanks for considering the patch.
Not sure how useful this is when applied to totem only. Totem uses other libraries to handle with media files and playlists.
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