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| author |   Anthony G. Basile <basile@opensource.dyc.edu> | 2011-04-14 14:52:04 -0400 |
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| committer | Anthony G. Basile <basile@opensource.dyc.edu> | 2011-04-14 14:52:04 -0400 |
| commit | c34faf51ca47988e56ce6fbc3cf760af19c07a74 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb14fef --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +man_MANS = fix-gnustack.1 diff --git a/doc/fix-gnustack.1 b/doc/fix-gnustack.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..79447bd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/fix-gnustack.1 @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +.TH "fix-gnustack" "1" "14 April 2011" "fix-gnustack Manual" "Documentation for elfix" +.SH NAME +fix-gnustack \- Query or clear the ELF GNU_STACK executable flag +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B fix-gnustack +scans the program headers of ELF binaries or shared object libraries +and reports if a GNU_STACK entry is marked both writeable and executable. +On PaX hardened kernels where memory protection (MPROTECT) is enforced, +execution of binaries with WX GNU_STACKS, or binaries linking against +libraries with WX GNU_STACKS, is terminated by the kernel. When +.B fix-gnustack +is called without the +.B \-f +option, it simply reports the RWX (read/write/execute) flags on any GNU_STACK +found. When called with the +.B \-f +option, it clears the X flag if both W and X are found. +.RB [option]\ ELF +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B fix-gnustack +is a program which +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B \-f +Remove the X flag (fix). +.SH "HOMEPAGE" +.PP +\m[blue]\fBhttp://dev\&.gentoo\&.org/\&~blueness/elfix\fR\m[] +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +.PP +\m[blue]\fBhttp://bugs\&.gentoo\&.org\fR\m[] +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR scanelf (1), +.BR dumpelf (1), +.BR paxctl (1), +.BR pspax (1). +.SH AUTHORS +.B Anthony G. Basile +<blueness@gentoo.org> |