Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:57:29 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] Randomization of address chosen by mmap. |
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:36:36 +0300 Ilya Smith <blackzert@gmail.com> wrote:
> Current implementation doesn't randomize address returned by mmap. > All the entropy ends with choosing mmap_base_addr at the process > creation. After that mmap build very predictable layout of address > space. It allows to bypass ASLR in many cases.
Perhaps some more effort on the problem description would help. *Are* people predicting layouts at present? What problems does this cause? How are they doing this and are there other approaches to solving the problem?
Mainly: what value does this patchset have to our users? This reader is unable to determine that from the information which you have provided. Full details, please.
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