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diff --git a/_content/doc/go1.26.md b/_content/doc/go1.26.md index 7de902e1..7b0e2503 100644 --- a/_content/doc/go1.26.md +++ b/_content/doc/go1.26.md @@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ issue](/issue/74609). We aim to enable goroutine leak profiles by default in Go 1.27. +### Heap base address randomization + +<!-- CL 674835 --> + +On 64-bit platforms, the runtime now randomizes the heap base address +at startup. +This is a security enhancement that makes it harder for attackers to +predict memory addresses and exploit vulnerabilities when using cgo. +This feature may be disabled by setting +`GOEXPERIMENT=norandomizedheapbase64` at build time. +This opt-out setting is expected to be removed in a future Go release. + ## Compiler {#compiler} <!-- CLs 707755, 722440 --> |