Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:50:02 +0100 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PROPOSAL/PATCH] Remove PT_GNU_STACK support before 2.6.11 |
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> i.e. all mappings are executable (i.e. READ_IMPLIES_EXEC effect) - the > intended change. (although i dont fully agree with PT_GNU_STACK being > about something else than the stack, from a security POV if the stack is > executable then all bets are off anyway. The heap and all mmaps being > executable too in that case makes little difference.)
Well, that won't fix mono (and i suspect wine) and the others who don't use trampolines that the compiler can detect.
And breaking programs silently definitely doesn't make them secure!
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