Linux 4.19 Will Fend Off Stack Attacks With STACKLEAK Plugin

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Linux 4.19 Will Fend Off Stack Attacks With STACKLEAK Plugin

14 August 2018, 05:09 AM

Phoronix: Linux 4.19 Will Fend Off Stack Attacks With STACKLEAK Plugin

As expected, Linux 4.19 is getting STACKLEAK as a GCC plug-in for the Linux kernel that will fend off various form of stack attacks...

Linux 4.19 Will Fend Off Stack Attacks With STACKLEAK Plugin - Phoronix

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14 August 2018, 10:25 AM

is this useful for software without memory bugs ? eg : rust programs whose dependencies that use unsafe code were well written

Last edited by GunpowaderGuy; 14 August 2018, 10:28 AM.
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