News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy by scott_w on Thursday June 26, 2025 @01:15AM (#44384365)
> But when you talk about URL parsing in a linter or a regexp in logging code, I think you're implying that the bugs are unimportant, in part, because the code only handles trusted input.

It is a bug but it’s not necessarily a security hole in the library. That’s what OP is saying.

Re:Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy by comex on Thursday June 26, 2025 @02:58AM (#44384900)
Yes, that’s the OP’s main point, but their choice of examples suggests that they are also thinking about trusted input.
Re:Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy by scott_w on Friday June 27, 2025 @01:05AM (#44393843)
In the context of security holes.