Actually I confirm this on current ubuntu bionic. Would someone please reach the ubuntu security team and verify this is an intended choice?
evilaliv3@evilaliv3:~$ hardening-check /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python3: Position Independent Executable: no, normal executable! Stack protected: yes Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found) Read-only relocations: yes Immediate binding: no, not found! hardening-check /usr/bin/python2 /usr/bin/python2: Position Independent Executable: yes Stack protected: yes Fortify Source functions: yes (some protected functions found) Read-only relocations: yes Immediate binding: yes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452115 Title: Python interpreter binary is not compiled as PIE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1452115/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
