Harden common str/mem functions against buffer overflows
configname: CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Security options
└─>Kernel hardening options
└─>Bounds checking
└─>Harden common str/mem functions against buffer overflows
In linux kernel since version 3.10 (release Date: 2013-06-30)
Detect overflows of buffers in common string and memory functions
where the compiler can determine and validate the buffer sizes.
where the compiler can determine and validate the buffer sizes.