Openwall Linux kernel patch 24374ow1
Openwall Linux kernel patch 24374ow1
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Openwall Linux kernel patch 24374ow1
Openwall Linux kernel patch is a collection of security-related features for the Linux kernel, all configurable via the new 'Security options' configuration section. In addition to the new features, some versions of the patch contain various security fixes.The number of such fixes changes from version to version, as some are becoming obsolete (such as because of the same problem getting fixed with a new kernel release), while other security issues are discovered.Non-executable user stack area.Most buffer overflow exploits are based on overwriting a function's return address on the stack to point to some arbitrary code, which is also put onto the stack. If the stack area is non-executable, buffer overflow vulnerabilities become harder to exploit. Another way to exploit a buffer overflow is to point the return address to a function in libc, usually syste
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