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RE: RFA: Allow .rdata to be writable on mips-wrs-vxworks


On 18 May 2007 10:07, Thiemo Seufer wrote:

> Richard Sandiford wrote:
>> Ping.
> [snip]
>>> ld/
>>> 	* emulparams/elf32ebmipvxworks.sh (OTHER_READONLY_SECTIONS)
>>> 	(OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.  Add .rdata sections.
> 
> Ok.
> 
> 
> Thiemo


  This might introduce significant security vulnerabilities in applications
that keep e.g. vtbls or other function pointers in .rdata, mightn't it?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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