one of the most interesting things about this work is that it might be the gateway drug that finally leads to widespread deployment of real memory safety for C and C++https://twitter.com/kayseesee/status/1157803186444525575 …
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Replying to @johnregehr
I have a more pessimistic outlook: these kinds of mitigations will just prolong C and C++ lifespan, while being quickly defeated by exploit authors, worsening security overall
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Replying to @pcwalton @johnregehr
With these mitigations, you can write a doubly linked list without having to disable the security feature.
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Replying to @filpizlo @johnregehr
Not interested in this argument.
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