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SubjectRe: other platforms and Linux compile...
Albert D. Cahalan writes:
> Alan Cox writes:
>
> > Its not _that_ difficult and its getting easier. Each platform
> > that is a port knocks out more awkward spots. The mklinux/hppa
> > port for example resolves stacks that grow up rather than down
> > and the signal delivery with these.
>
> Doesn't that eliminate most stack smashing exploits?
> You can only hit function pointers, not the return address.
> Most overwrites would fill empty stack space until the
> stack limit is exceeded.
>
> This looks better than preventing stack execution.
>
> With the PowerPC binary compatibility, that would mean
> the stack grows up on normal PowerMac Linux too, right?
> I think I recall a flag in the Intel CPU to do that too.

Might be a problem with DOSEMU compatibility?

Regards,

Richard....

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