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SubjectRe: Low Latency Patch
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Gabor Lenart <lgb@veszprog.hu> said:

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> Non-executable stack of Solar Designer's patch stop almost all of tried
> exploits on our servers. Yes, it's possible to trick it (not too hard),
> but great percent of exploits are the common ones which can be denied by
> this patch. We must think on real not on theories.

Just as Linus said: It helps as long as it isn't common. If it becomes
common, exploits will work around it. In other words, not useful in the
mainstream kernel, valuable as an add-on.
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Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
Casilla 9G, Vin~a del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616

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