SELinux and NSS [was: Problem with NSS update - Firefox, Evolution]

[Jonathan Berry]

On 2/13/06, Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh at redhat.com> wrote:
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> Try setsebool -P allow_execstack=1

Yes, this allows both Firefox and Evolution to start up normally. 
What exactly does this do?  Doesn't appear to be a very security
conscious fix.  Does this just mean that NSS needs an executable stack
and wasn't given one?

Jonathan