[tor-bugs] #22477 [Core Tor/Tor]: Add -Wl, --large-address-aware to tor-for-Windows build chain

Fri Jun 2 21:35:41 UTC 2017

#22477: Add -Wl,--large-address-aware to tor-for-Windows build chain
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     Reporter:  tom           |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Low           |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 This linker flag gives a 32 bit application the full 4GB address space,
 effectively doubling the randomization provided by ASLR and making heap
 spraying slightly more difficult.

 See also:

 - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wz223b1z.aspx
 -
 https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mailman/mingw-w64-public/thread/51DF8445.9050105@gmail.com/

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