Re: no more buffer overflows
Matthias Benkmann <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.lfs.security |
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On Mon, 5 May 2003 08:24:53 -0500 Archaic <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't figure out from that whether or not the binutils patch is > neccessary if you compile stuff _after_ switching to the patched kernel > (like building an LFS while running the patched kernel). If I understood this correctly, the binutils patch is always necessary if you want ASCII armor relocation. The kernel can not relocate the addresses used inside the program as those are hardcoded into the executable (unless it's compiled with -fPIC as shared libs are). The ASCII armor relocation is something you can use in addition to what the kernel patch does (although the kernel patch is probably necessary for the relocation to work, but I'm not sure about that) MSB -- Digitize if possible - Eradicate if necessary! -- Unsubscribe: send email to [email protected] and put 'unsubscribe lfs-security' in the subject header of the message