openjdk team mailing list archive

[Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

i386 Java is marked to have an executable stack[1].  This is potentially
dangerous, and is simply an oversight from one of the compiled assembly
files.  Adding stack markings to the assembly solves the issue.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Roadmap/ExecutableStacks

** Affects: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
needlessly executable stack markings
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409736
You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK,
which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu.

Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
i386 Java is marked to have an executable stack[1].  This is potentially dangerous, and is simply an oversight from one of the compiled assembly files.  Adding stack markings to the assembly solves the issue.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Roadmap/ExecutableStacks