Re: How to make stack executable on demand?

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> >is set with executable stack. Is there a third option that a process
> >starts with non-executable stack and can change the stack permission
> >later?
> >
> 
> Well, in my opinion your request is equivalent to "keep all these 
> cute buffer overflows forever". Take any protected app, LD_PRELOAD or 
> drop in a bad/malicious library and your're done for good. Not really 
> a good idea.

With malicious libraries, you have *way* bigger problems than
buffer overruns.
				Pavel
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