Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (July 14, 2023)
Hacker News Top Stories
Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for July 14, 2023 :
OpenBSD: Mandatory enforcement of indirect branch targets |
Summary: OpenBSD has enforced indirect branch target restriction on amd64 (Intel) and arm64 platforms, making it mandatory by default. This approach differs from Linux's, which allows programs to execute without enforcement if a single .o file isn't marked for it. OpenBSD's enforcement aims to improve security and reduce unsafe binaries.
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