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fixed in v2.6.31.1, also caught by StackProtector

fixed in v2.6.31.1, also caught by StackProtector

Posted Sep 26, 2009 13:45 UTC (Sat) by mingo (subscriber, #31122)
In reply to: fixed in v2.6.31.1, also caught by StackProtector by spender
Parent article: Kernel release status

Did you have any proof for that one? That SSP stops exploitation of a vuln that doesn't even involve overwriting a return address?

Indeed, i was wrong about that in the changelog, mea culpa. StackProtector has its place, but it would not have stopped the vmsplice exploit.

Thanks,

Ingo


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