Hi... On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 20:04, Zubin Mithra <zubin.mit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I recently read about the Linux kernel implementing ASLR to prevent buffer > overflow attacks.
nope...that is done to make symbol address guessing harder.... > I would like to have a look at how this is implemented by reading the kernel > source code. > > Could someone offer a few pointers on where to start looking?(It would make > my work slightly easier.) try http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v2.6.36/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies