[LUAU] no secure kernels 
    bbraun at sparcy.synack.net 
    bbraun at sparcy.synack.net
       
    Thu Jan 28 09:05:55 PST 1999
    
    
  
On Thursday, Jan 1999 at 6:42:5 Chris Wong wrote: 
 | 
 | What I don't understand is why Linus dosen't apply a secure patch directly
 | to the kernel already. Making the statck non-executable would probably
 | solve 95% of all security exploits.
 Right, but it will only let 95% of all programs run.  If you look at
 solar designer's page, it explains what happens when the stack is 
 not executable, and that some programs actually legitimatly use some
 of these features.
 Rob
    
    
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