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re: bin/47951: modstat(8) can't display load address



The following reply was made to PR bin/47951; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost>
Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
riz%netbsd.org@localhost,
    gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: re: bin/47951: modstat(8) can't display load address
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:12:01 +1000

 > } >  >   please be aware of releasing ALSR-based info to non priviledged
 > } >  >   users...
 > } >  
 > } >  This is a non-setuid program, and I'm only printing information which 
 > is 
 > } >  already retrieved by the syscall...
 > } 
 > } yeah - i noticed that from the followup patch.
 > } 
 > } alsr is hard :)
 > 
 >      Not to mention, they are kernel addresses, not userland
 > addresses, so ASLR isn't applicable.
 
 ah right, we haven't fixed our kernels to be properly
 relocatable yet.. pity.
 
 
 .mrg.
 


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