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I was wondering if there's any non-executable stack patch for FreeBSD's kernel. I searched in google but all I got was some questions in freebsd-security back from 2001 and an answer saying someone heard about a project like this, but no information at all. Is there any patch like PaX or Openwall available for FreeBSD? I dont want to discuss if its useless or not since there're a

Hi all Does FreeBSD support a non-executable stack on any of the tier 1 and 2 platforms that has this feature? If not, are there any plans of implementing this and is there a patch I can use for 6.0 (when it is released)? Best regards db

Hi there, I was looking for stack smashing protection under freebsd, so i found libparanoia (/usr/ports/security/libparanoia), i had only one question using the normal 'make install' (so no copy-to-libc). If i add in /ert/make.conf: CFLAGS= -O -pipe -lparanoia -L/usr/local/lib COPTFLAGS= -O -pipe -lparanoia -L/usr/local/lib Will EVERYTHING build from that time (including

hi is there any way to build 4.8 release with this fstack protection? or atleast some ports is there any good info on this? the only page i found was that ibm page but it seemed outdated. //martin

First, I hope that this message is not considered flame bait. As someone who has used FreeBSD for for 5+ years now, I have a genuine interest in the integrity of our source code. Second, I hope that this message is not taken as any form of insult or finger pointing. Software without bugs does not exist, and I think we all know that. Acknowledging that point and working to mitigate the risks