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@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Hardening enables the following features:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Hardening enables the following features:
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* Position Independent Executable |
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Build position independent code to take advantage of Address Space Layout Randomization |
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offered by some kernels. An attacker who is able to cause execution of code at an arbitrary |
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memory location is thwarted if he doesn't know where anything useful is located. |
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memory location is thwarted if he or she doesn't know where anything useful is located. |
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The stack and heap are randomly located by default but this allows the code section to be |
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randomly located as well. |
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