http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52747
--- Comment #5 from Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail dot com> 2012-03-28 14:52:29 UTC --- My apologies for the additional comments. $ checksec.sh --file ./warn-test.exe RELRO STACK CANARY NX PIE RPATH RUNPATH FILE Full RELRO Canary found NX enabled No PIE No RPATH No RUNPATH ./warn-test.exe So, it appears I have a trampoline, and NX is enabled? When I run the program, I do not segfault: And PIE caught me off guard considering -fPIE and: $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space 2