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		wmf 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toro: Deploy Applications as Unikernels If the stack and heap are non-executable and page tables can't be modified then it's hard to inject code. Whether unikernels actually apply this hardening is another matter.

catlifeonmars 28 days ago [–]

Isn’t this where ROP gadgets come in?

wmf 28 days ago | [–]

ASLR defeats ROP. Whether unikernels actually use ASLR is another matter.

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