linux-kernel - Re: [patch] remove MNT_NOEXEC check for PROT

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Date:	Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:09:20 +0400
From:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] remove MNT_NOEXEC check for PROT_EXEC mmaps

Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> The consensus has been to add the same checks to mprotect.  They were
> not left out intentionally.
But how about the anonymous mmap with PROT_EXEC set?
This is exactly what the malicious loader will do, it
won't do the shared (or private) file-backed mmap.
So your technique doesn't restrict the malicious
loaders, including the potential script loader you
were referring to. It doesn't even make their life
any harder. Only the properly-written programs suffer.
Or, in case of ceasing to use noexec - the security.

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