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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/3] x86: kernel base offset ASLR
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On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 1:12 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> On 04/04/2013 01:07 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
>> However, the benefits of
>> this feature in certain environments exceed the perceived weaknesses[2].
>
> Could you clarify?

I think privilege reduction in general, and sandboxing in particular,
can make KASLR even more useful. A lot of the information leaks can be
mitigated in the same way as attack surface and vulnerabilities can be
mitigated.

Julien


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