Replace constant stack canary with per-task random#46
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This commit replaces fixed STACK_CANARY (0x33333333U) with per-task random canary generated using xorshift32 PRNG. This prevents trivial canary forgery attacks and significantly improves stack overflow detection. The xorshift32 PRNG provides sufficient entropy for embedded systems without MMU/MPU support. Future enhancements can improve PRNG seeding with hardware entropy sources. Close #8
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This commit replaces fixed STACK_CANARY (0x33333333U) with per-task random canary generated using xorshift32 PRNG. This prevents trivial canary forgery attacks and significantly improves stack overflow detection.
The xorshift32 PRNG provides sufficient entropy for embedded systems without MMU/MPU support. Future enhancements can improve PRNG seeding with hardware entropy sources.
Close #8
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Replaced the fixed stack canary with a per-task random canary to harden stack overflow detection and prevent trivial forgery. Each task gets its own canary from a lightweight xorshift32 PRNG seeded at boot with hardware entropy.
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