Can Kicksecure use OpenBSD’s malloc as an alternative of deprecated hardened-malloc?
No.
Some people have taken to trying to port over pledge to linux.
Maybe there are some things developers could take from here for some specific Kicksecure things. Here are some links here:
Porting OpenBSD pledge() to Linux
OpenBSD is an operating system that’s famous for its focus on security. Unfortunately, OpenBSD leader Theo states that there are only 7000 users of OpenBSD. So it’s a very small but elite group, that wields a disproportionate influence; since we hear all the time about the awesome security features these guys get to use, even though we usually can’t use them ourselves, until now.