address-space-location-randomization-aslr.md

Address Space Location Randomization (ASLR)

Memory Protection Technique

• This technology is found in many Operating Systems and devices
• It works by randomizing the memory address of a process in the stack/heap

Disabling & Enabling ASLR (Linux)

Disabling:

echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space

Enabling:

echo 2 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space