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Bug#872981: Please enable CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE for linux-image-4.13

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Package: linux-image
Version: 4.13.0-rc5
Severity: wishlist

Hi Ben,

> Send config requests to the bug tracking system, please.

as requested:

linux-image-4.13.0 introduced CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE:
Detect overflows of buffers in common string and memory functions
where the compiler can determine and validate the buffer sizes.

I applied this configuration in my custom kernel and it works fine.

Therefore I asked Kees some time ago
>> Is there any chance to get it officially activated?

and he aanswered:
> I'm sure all the distros will set it enabled, and in a few years the
> upstream kernel will make it on-by-default. :)

Long story short:
Please enable this configuration option.

Thanks in advance!

Markus

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Bug#872981: Please enable CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE for linux-image-4.13 "Dr. Markus Waldeck" <waldeck@gmx.de> - 2017-08-23 11:40 +0200

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