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[Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This patch fixes the issue...

** Attachment added: "openjdk-6_6b16~pre5-0ubuntu3.debdiff"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30532751/openjdk-6_6b16%7Epre5-0ubuntu3.debdiff

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needlessly executable stack markings
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/409736
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Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
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