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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog10
-rw-r--r--NEWS5
-rw-r--r--elf/rtld.c15
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h3
4 files changed, 18 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 491d5c7634..d0d2f56bf8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2015-10-15  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	[BZ #18928]
+	* sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h (struct rtld_global_ro): Remove
+	_dl_pointer_guard member.
+	* elf/rtld.c (_rtld_global_ro): Remove _dl_pointer_guard
+	initializer.
+	(security_init): Always set up pointer guard.
+	(process_envvars): Do not process LD_POINTER_GUARD.
+
 2015-10-09  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
 
 	[BZ #18589]
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9b10bffa9a..fa6f58d17e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ Version 2.22.1
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  18589, 18778, 18781, 18787, 18796, 18870, 18887, 18921, 18969.
+  18589, 18778, 18781, 18787, 18796, 18870, 18887, 18921, 18928, 18969.
+
+* The LD_POINTER_GUARD environment variable can no longer be used to
+  disable the pointer guard feature.  It is always enabled.
 
 Version 2.22
 
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 69873c2368..07e741cfa7 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro _rtld_global_ro attribute_relro =
     ._dl_hwcap_mask = HWCAP_IMPORTANT,
     ._dl_lazy = 1,
     ._dl_fpu_control = _FPU_DEFAULT,
-    ._dl_pointer_guard = 1,
     ._dl_pagesize = EXEC_PAGESIZE,
     ._dl_inhibit_cache = 0,
 
@@ -709,15 +708,12 @@ security_init (void)
 #endif
 
   /* Set up the pointer guard as well, if necessary.  */
-  if (GLRO(dl_pointer_guard))
-    {
-      uintptr_t pointer_chk_guard = _dl_setup_pointer_guard (_dl_random,
-							     stack_chk_guard);
+  uintptr_t pointer_chk_guard
+    = _dl_setup_pointer_guard (_dl_random, stack_chk_guard);
 #ifdef THREAD_SET_POINTER_GUARD
-      THREAD_SET_POINTER_GUARD (pointer_chk_guard);
+  THREAD_SET_POINTER_GUARD (pointer_chk_guard);
 #endif
-      __pointer_chk_guard_local = pointer_chk_guard;
-    }
+  __pointer_chk_guard_local = pointer_chk_guard;
 
   /* We do not need the _dl_random value anymore.  The less
      information we leave behind, the better, so clear the
@@ -2471,9 +2467,6 @@ process_envvars (enum mode *modep)
 	      GLRO(dl_use_load_bias) = envline[14] == '1' ? -1 : 0;
 	      break;
 	    }
-
-	  if (memcmp (envline, "POINTER_GUARD", 13) == 0)
-	    GLRO(dl_pointer_guard) = envline[14] != '0';
 	  break;
 
 	case 14:
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index 7a0fe8dbe4..78e3a97c06 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -592,9 +592,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
   /* List of auditing interfaces.  */
   struct audit_ifaces *_dl_audit;
   unsigned int _dl_naudit;
-
-  /* 0 if internal pointer values should not be guarded, 1 if they should.  */
-  EXTERN int _dl_pointer_guard;
 };
 # define __rtld_global_attribute__
 # if IS_IN (rtld)