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Re: PATCH: Make STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol dynamic
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Petr Baudis wrote:
> But you don't make the choice as the user programmer - the library maker
> does.
And /she shouldn't use IFUNC if this is an issue.
> And I don't think such an interface would be complex at all, would
> it?
No, it _is_ complex. And a security problem. The GOT section which
will have to be modified should after the relocation be made read-only.
Any reset interface would have to undo that and invite an attack.
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â Ulrich Drepper â Red Hat, Inc. â 444 Castro St â Mountain View, CA â
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