Module Name: src
Committed By: plunky
Date: Thu Sep 17 08:07:17 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/usr.sbin/paxctl: paxctl.8
Log Message:
offer some actual information about what PaX might be, and provide
tips for further reading.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.10 -r1.11 src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8
diff -u src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8:1.10 src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8:1.11
--- src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8:1.10 Mon Aug 11 10:58:02 2008
+++ src/usr.sbin/paxctl/paxctl.8 Thu Sep 17 08:07:17 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: paxctl.8,v 1.10 2008/08/11 10:58:02 christos Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: paxctl.8,v 1.11 2009/09/17 08:07:17 plunky Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright 2006 Elad Efrat <e...@netbsd.org>
.\" Copyright 2008 Christos Zoulas <chris...@netbsd.org>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd August 11, 2008
+.Dd September 17, 2009
.Dt PAXCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
.Nm
utility is used to list and manipulate PaX flags associated with an ELF
program.
+The PaX flags signify to the loader the privilege protections to be applied
+to mapped memory pages, and fuller explanations of the specific protections
+can be found in the
+.Xr security 8
+manpage.
.Pp
Each flag can be prefixed either with a
.Dq +
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@
The following flags are available:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It a
-Explicitly disable PaX ASLR for
+Explicitly disable PaX ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) for
.Ar program .
.It A
Explicitly enable PaX ASLR for
@@ -79,10 +84,13 @@
.Nm
without any flags.
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mprotect 2 ,
.Xr sysctl 3 ,
.Xr options 4 ,
+.Xr elf 5 ,
.Xr security 8 ,
-.Xr sysctl 8
+.Xr sysctl 8 ,
+.Xr fileassoc 9
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
