Ubuntu Security Notice 3454-1 - It was discovered that libffi incorrectly enforced an executable stack. An attacker could possibly use this issue, in combination with another vulnerability, to facilitate executing arbitrary code.
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Qualys has released a large amount of research surrounding the use of stack clash vulnerabilities and how stack guard on Linux can be bypassed.
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