git: 8deebce931fa - main - kernel: Enable -fstack-protector-strong by default
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Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:54:45 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=8deebce931fa9b469cf28a082038a64caf972602
commit 8deebce931fa9b469cf28a082038a64caf972602
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-05-22 14:45:52 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-22 14:45:52 +0000
kernel: Enable -fstack-protector-strong by default
This extends stack canary use to all functions which define arrays on
the stack, not just those which operate on byte buffers. This option
would have made it harder to exploit SA-26:18.setcred and
SA-26:08.rpcsec_gss.
The change bloats the amd64 kernel text by about 350KB and increases the
number of covered functions from ~1500 to ~9000 (within the kernel
itself, i.e., not counting kernel modules).
Reviewed by: olce, olivier, emaste
MFC after: 2 weeks
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56870
---
sys/conf/kern.mk | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.mk b/sys/conf/kern.mk
index af7b1589c5cd..b87583db21c5 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.mk
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ CFLAGS+= -fwrapv
# Stack Smashing Protection (SSP) support
#
.if ${MK_SSP} != "no"
-CFLAGS+= -fstack-protector
+CFLAGS+= -fstack-protector-strong
.endif
#