openbsd_mitigations.md

July 30, 2021 · View on GitHub

We list mitigations added in all OpenBSD versions.

Version (and date)MitigationReferences
?DEP?
?ASLR?
>= OpenBSD 5.7Removed procfs entirely8, 9, 10
>= OpenBSD 5.9Pledge — restrict system operations1
>= OpenBSD 6.4RETGUARD to clang/amd642
OpenBSD ???int03 added to prologues to "disable" ROP gadgets2
OpenBSD 6.4Disable Intel Hyper Threading2 4 5 6 7
OpenBSD 6.4?Misc. mitigations against speculative execution vulnerabilities3