Description of problem: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#PIE says that "you MUST enable the PIE compiler flags if your package is long running ...". However, currently lighttpd is not being built with PIE flags. This is a clear violation of the packaging guidelines. This issue (in its wider scope) is being discussed at, https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/1104 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-March/180827.html Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lighttpd-1.4.31-3.fc19.x86_64.rpm How reproducible: You can use following programs to check if a package is hardened: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/files/rpm-chksec OR https://github.com/kholia/checksec Steps to Reproduce: Get scanner.py from https://github.com/kholia/checksec $ ./scanner.py lighttpd-1.4.31-3.fc19.x86_64.rpm lighttpd,lighttpd-1.4.31-3.fc19.x86_64.rpm,/usr/sbin/lighttpd,NX=Enabled,CANARY=Enabled,RELRO=Partial,PIE=Disabled,RPATH=Disabled,RUNPATH=Disabled,FORTIFY=Enabled,CATEGORY=network-ip lighttpd,lighttpd-1.4.31-3.fc19.x86_64.rpm,/usr/sbin/lighttpd-angel,NX=Enabled,CANARY=Disabled,RELRO=Partial,PIE=Disabled,RPATH=Disabled,RUNPATH=Disabled,FORTIFY=NA,CATEGORY=None
Created attachment 747626 [details] this should enable PIE
Created attachment 840260 [details] enable PIE (latest patch against rawhide)
Hi Matt, Can you please test and apply this patch (to enable PIE) ASAP? Thanks!
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database. Reassigning to the new owner of this component.
lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20
lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc19
Package lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2014-2495/lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
lighttpd-1.4.34-3.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days