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SubjectRe: two things
FromBenny Amorsen <>
Date18 Dec 1997 16:58:20 +0100
>>>>> "CSA" == C Scott Ananian <cananian@lcs.mit.edu> writes:

CSA> My understanding is that the current nonexec-stack patch works so
CSA> well because it cleverly disables itself when it detects code
CSA> that will break. Although this does make it compatible, it
CSA> doesn't make it secure. Solutions to these problems have been
CSA> rumoured for Linux 2.3.X.

We should not fix the problem in the case where it _can_ be solved,
just because there are cases where it cannot?


Benny

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