On 10/20/16 11:46, Lampshade wrote:
>> if you read the paper, you will notice that they only tested on Ubuntu and 
>> OSX,
>> neither of which actually ship with ASLR enabled by default if I remember 
>> correctly.
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features

which claims that ASLR is indeed enabled by default in all recent Ubuntu
releases.

Well, something in this story doesn't quite fit. Until we see the actual
code, and a credible demonstration, I remain unconvinced that the paper
tells the whole truth.

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