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diff --git a/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst b/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst index 910668e665cb..a32ca23c21b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst +++ b/Documentation/security/self-protection.rst @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Memory poisoning When releasing memory, it is best to poison the contents, to avoid reuse attacks that rely on the old contents of memory. E.g., clear stack on a -syscall return (``CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK``), wipe heap memory on a +syscall return (``CONFIG_KSTACK_ERASE``), wipe heap memory on a free. This frustrates many uninitialized variable attacks, stack content exposures, heap content exposures, and use-after-free attacks. |