Public bug reported: It seems that evince is no longer built with -PIE in 15.04:
$ hardening-check /usr/bin/evince /usr/bin/evince: Position Independent Executable: no, normal executable! Stack protected: yes Fortify Source functions: no, only unprotected functions found! Read-only relocations: yes Immediate binding: no, not found! >From 14.04: $ hardening-check /usr/bin/evince /usr/bin/evince: Position Independent Executable: yes Stack protected: yes Fortify Source functions: no, only unprotected functions found! Read-only relocations: yes Immediate binding: yes evince is a targeted package for 'Built as PIE' here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features#Built_as_PIE ** Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1496548 Title: evince no longer built with -PIE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1496548/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
