Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86-64, modify_ldt: Ban 16-bit segments on 64-bit kernels

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/11/2014 11:12 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> 
> If this is what I think it is (hi, Spender), then it is probably only
> useful for 3.14.y and not earlier kernels.
> 

Not really.  The kernel stack address is sensitive regardless of kASLR;
in fact, it is completely orthogonal to kASLR.

	-hpa


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