Bug#382746: powerpc libgcc writes code to the stack

2006-09-25 Thread Matthias Klose
forwarded 382746 http://gcc.gnu.org/PR29231 tags 382746 + upstream thanks Albert, please could you consider subscribing to the upstram report? Albert Cahalan writes: Package: gcc-4.1 Version: 4.1.1-5 Severity: important __trampoline_setup in /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 puts code on the stack.

Bug#382746: powerpc libgcc writes code to the stack

2006-08-12 Thread Albert Cahalan
Package: gcc-4.1 Version: 4.1.1-5 Severity: important __trampoline_setup in /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 puts code on the stack. This contributes to insecurity on powerpc. A half-way fix is to mmap a page for this evil crud. This still violates good practice, needing the OS to allow either write+execute