At Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:37:22 +0300, Samium Gromoff wrote: [snip] > So, here we have a buffer-overflow protection technique, which does not > actually protect against buffer overflows[1], breaking valid applications. > > I suggest getting rid of it.
i botched it slightly: --- linux/include/linux/personality.h 2007-01-20 17:31:01.000000000 +0300 +++ linux-sane/include/linux/personality.h 2007-01-20 17:32:50.000000000 +0300 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ * Security-relevant compatibility flags that must be * cleared upon setuid or setgid exec: */ -#define PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID (READ_IMPLIES_EXEC|ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) +#define PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID (READ_IMPLIES_EXEC) Signed-off-by: Samium Gromoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
