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Message-ID: <1361914726.4116.2.camel@scapa>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:38:46 +0100
From: Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@...ian.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE request - Linux kernel: VFAT slab-based
 buffer overflow

On mar., 2013-02-26 at 14:05 -0700, Kurt Seifried wrote:
> The problem with security is you have to basically do it 100%
> correctly 100% of the time

You can also look at other, more proactives approaches (hardening the
memory layout, enforcing W^X etc.). Even hardening userland might help
here.

This is basically what's done in hardening patches like PaX/Grsecurity
(with active exploit response on top). And yes, it comes at a cost, like
everything.

Regards,
-- 
Yves-Alexis

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