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Below is a Unix system configuration file below which sets kernel parameters upon booting. Which parameter did the systems administrator set as a defense against buffer overflow attacks?
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Vulnerability Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
Question
Below is a Unix system configuration file below which sets kernel parameters upon booting. Which parameter did the systems administrator set as a defense against buffer overflow attacks?
Exhibit
Options
- Asegkpsize
- Bnoexec_user_stack
- Cdefault_stksize
- Dmax_nprocs
- Emaxuprc
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#buffer overflow defense#noexec_user_stack#kernel parameters#stack protection