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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 20:07, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> It turns out I need to issue 'paxctl -m |
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> /usr/lib64/mozilla-firefox/firefox' to prevent firefox from crashing |
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> when watching a cnn.com video. Is that a huge security issue? |
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That's up to you. In running X and firefox, you've probably made |
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enough compromises that one more isn't going to make that much more of |
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a difference. That said, execution protections (like MPROTECT) are |
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probably some of the more critical ones you're going to have, due to |
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the way most malware works, and turning them off on a browser is |
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probably unwise. |
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Security is always a balance of control & usability, choose yours and |
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live with it. |
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