Re: Non-Executable Stack Patch

Andi Gutmans (andi@vipe.technion.ac.il)
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 02:50:04 +0300


At 07:44 PM 6/3/97 -0400, David S. Miller wrote:
>I also think it is a shame that there are only 24 hours in a day, and
>human beings need sleep now and then, someone should do something
>about this, it is unacceptable.

Well with a non-executable stack most security conscious system
administrators will sleep better :) I can guarantee that. (Not too much
better as holes always exist but quite a lot).

Andi
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