diff -u -r -N glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c
--- glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c	2003-02-14 23:59:15.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c	2003-11-08 21:32:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
     _dl_debug_printf ("\ntransferring control: %s\n\n", argv[0]);
 #endif
 
+  /* call the __guard_setup to set up the random __guard value */
+  __guard_setup ();    /* pappy@gentoo.org */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CLEANUP_JMP_BUF
   /* Memory for the cancellation buffer.  */
   struct pthread_unwind_buf unwind_buf;
diff -u -r -N glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist
--- glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist	2003-02-21 07:30:10.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist	2003-11-08 21:13:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ssp.c
 bits/initspin.h
 cmsg_nxthdr.c
 dl-brk.c
diff -u -r -N glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
--- glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile	2002-12-17 00:36:52.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile	2003-11-08 21:13:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += errno-loc
+sysdep_routines += errno-loc ssp
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),db2)
diff -u -r -N glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions
--- glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions	2002-12-17 00:28:17.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions	2003-11-08 21:13:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
   GLIBC_2.3.2 {
     # New kernel interfaces.
     epoll_create; epoll_ctl; epoll_wait;
+	# global objects and functions for the propolice patch in gcc - moved from libgcc by pappy@gentoo.org
+	__guard; __guard_setup; __stack_smash_handler;
   }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # needed by libpthread.
diff -u -r -N glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ssp.c glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ssp.c
--- glibc-2.3.2.ORIG/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ssp.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ glibc-2.3.2/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ssp.c	2003-11-08 21:13:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSLOG)
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+
+#include <sys/syslog.h>
+#ifndef _PATH_LOG
+#define _PATH_LOG "/dev/log"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+long __guard[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+
+void __guard_setup (void)
+{
+  int fd;
+  if (__guard[0]!=0) return;
+  fd = open ("/dev/urandom", 0);
+  if (fd != -1) {
+    ssize_t size = read (fd, (char*)&__guard, sizeof(__guard));
+    close (fd) ;
+    if (size == sizeof(__guard)) return;
+  }
+  /* If a random generator can't be used, the protector switches the guard
+     to the "terminator canary" */
+  ((char*)__guard)[0] = 0; ((char*)__guard)[1] = 0;
+  ((char*)__guard)[2] = '\n'; ((char*)__guard)[3] = 255;
+}
+
+void __stack_smash_handler (char func[], int damaged)
+{
+#if defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__)
+  extern char * __progname;
+#endif
+  const char message[] = ": stack smashing attack in function ";
+  int bufsz = 512, len;
+  char buf[bufsz];
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSLOG)
+  int LogFile;
+  struct sockaddr_un SyslogAddr;  /* AF_UNIX address of local logger */
+#endif
+#ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
+  {
+    sigset_t mask;
+    sigfillset(&mask);
+    sigdelset(&mask, SIGABRT);  /* Block all signal handlers */
+    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL); /* except SIGABRT */
+  }
+#endif
+
+  strcpy(buf, "<2>"); len=3;    /* send LOG_CRIT */
+#if defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__)
+  strncat(buf, __progname, bufsz-len-1); len = strlen(buf);
+#endif
+  if (bufsz>len) {strncat(buf, message, bufsz-len-1); len = strlen(buf);}
+  if (bufsz>len) {strncat(buf, func, bufsz-len-1); len = strlen(buf);}
+  /* print error message */
+  write (STDERR_FILENO, buf+3, len-3);
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSLOG)
+  if ((LogFile = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) != -1) {
+                                                                                                                     
+    /*                                                                                                               
+     * Send "found" message to the "/dev/log" path
+     */
+    SyslogAddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    (void)strncpy(SyslogAddr.sun_path, _PATH_LOG,
+          sizeof(SyslogAddr.sun_path) - 1);
+    SyslogAddr.sun_path[sizeof(SyslogAddr.sun_path) - 1] = '\0';
+    sendto(LogFile, buf, len, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&SyslogAddr,
+       sizeof(SyslogAddr));
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
+  { /* Make sure the default handler is associated with SIGABRT */
+    struct sigaction sa;
+
+    memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
+    sigfillset(&sa.sa_mask);    /* Block all signals */
+    sa.sa_flags = 0;
+    sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
+    sigaction(SIGABRT, &sa, NULL);
+    (void)kill(getpid(), SIGABRT);
+  }
+#endif
+  _exit(127);
+}
+