has executable stack

Bug #418393 reported by Kees Cook
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
john (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Kees Cook

Bug Description

Binary package hint: john

On i386, john has an executable stack:
/var/cache/debmirror/pool/main/j/john/john_1.7.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb
 X ./usr/lib/john/john-any
 X ./usr/lib/john/john-mmx

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Roadmap/ExecutableStacks

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 24 18:54:16 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: john 1.7.2-3ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-6.25-generic
SourcePackage: john
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-6-generic x86_64

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Kees Cook (kees) wrote :
Changed in john (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Kees Cook (kees)
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package john - 1.7.2-3ubuntu2

---------------
john (1.7.2-3ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low

  * Add debian/patches/10-nonexec_stack.patch: disable executable stack
    when assembling (LP: #418393, Debian bug 543451).

 -- Kees Cook <email address hidden> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:55:19 -0700

Changed in john (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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