Programming languages for a safe and secure future

[hannes@stressinduktion.org (Hannes Frederic Sowa)]

On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 02:42:34PM +0100, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
> What would be interesting, especially for the linux kernel, is to restrict
> jmp and callq addresses so it is impossible for an attacker to get control
> over them and e.g. dispatch own code on network packet dismantling without
> needing whole pointer checking infrastructure e.g.

Just remembered there was some research on this already:

	<http://zero-entropy.de/fpp.pdf>

Greetings,

  Hannes