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Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:35:03 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: "kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Laura Abbott <labbott@...oraproject.org>
Subject: Re: 2015 kernel CVEs

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:28 AM, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com> wrote:
> Many of the use-after-free and uninitialized data bugs would be less
> harmful if we had some kernel hardening patches.

I think this nicely underscores the importance of all the hardening
efforts, especially Laura's PAX_MEMORY_SANITIZE port. And with the
recent keyring issue, having David's PAX_REFCOUNT port too. It's all
coming along (slowly). :)

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security

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