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SubjectRe: [patch] remove MNT_NOEXEC check for PROT_EXEC mmaps
Stas Sergeev wrote:
> Exactly. So why such a "middle-ground" solution is currently
> there? I can:
> 1. mprotect() the existing mapping to PROT_EXEC and bypass the
> checks (but you can easily restrict that by patching mprotect()).

The consensus has been to add the same checks to mprotect. They were
not left out intentionally.

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