Re: [PATCH 1/2] stackprotector: add stack smashing protectorgeneric implementation

From: Carmelo AMOROSO
Date: Tue Jan 11 2011 - 10:56:51 EST


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On 1/11/2011 6:30 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> what are you using to test this ? is there a simple strcpy or similar
> code you run as a kernel module that'll allow me to verify ?
> -mike
>
Hi Mike,
yes, a simple kernel module with a init func that use strcpy or memcpy
to write over the boundaries of an local array variable is enough.
As you know, the array has to be larger than 8 bytes to match with the
gcc heuristic and generate the call to the guard.

Cheers,
Carmelo



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