> W^X is more than just stack protection. It means that all pages that
> are writeable are also marked as not executable. At least, it means
> this is how the system by default operates, until some process asks
> for something that has both write and execute permission.
>
> ...
> W^X is more than just stack protection. It means that all pages that
> are writeable are also marked as not executable. At least, it means
> this is how the system by default operates, until some process asks
> for something that has both write and execute permission.
>
> ...
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