Non-exec stack is better
Non-exec stack is better
Posted Mar 18, 2005 18:36 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510)Parent article: Address space randomization in 2.6
For the stack, making stack pages non-executable is better. I think it works for everything but X86-32, intel left a protection bit out of the page design and the Solar Designer patch (which nobody likes either because it uses a segment) can still protect stacks on X86-32. Can anyone confirm if X86-64 has the protection bit?
Bruce
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