[GHC] #14069: RTS linker maps code as writable

31 Jul 2017

      #14069: RTS linker maps code as writable
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  high           |         Milestone:  8.4.1
          Component:  Runtime        |           Version:  8.0.1
  System (Linker)                    |
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 GHC's RTS linker maps executable code in writable pages, representing a
 significant potential exploit point for arbitrary code execution. OpenBSD
 disallows running program that do this by default.

 Fix this.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14069
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