GNU bug report logs - #11398
24.0.95; Segfault in unexec on Linux 3.3* with grsecurity/PaX

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Message #43 received at 11398 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: ulm <at> gentoo.org, jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se, 11398 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11398: 24.0.95;
 Segfault in unexec on Linux 3.3* with grsecurity/PaX
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:51:33 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:52:27 +0200
> Cc: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>, 11398 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Is this still an issue with Emacs 27.0.50 (current master branch)?
> 
> etc/NEWS says:
> 
>  ** Emacs now uses a "portable dumper" instead of unexec.
>  This improves compatibility with memory allocation on modern systems,
>  and in particular better supports the Address Space Layout
>  Randomization (ASLR) feature, a security technique used by most modern
>  operating systems.

Due to pdumper, I don't believe this could be a problem anymore.

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