Messages in this thread | | | From | (Thomas Koenig) | Subject | Re: "Exception at ..." with 2.1.9 and 2.1.10 kernels | Date | 21 Nov 1996 16:44:28 +0100 |
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In linux.dev.kernel, rlk@sunspot.tiac.net (Robert Krawitz) wrote:
>Unfortunately, since each exception results in printing to the >console, it's potentially a way for an attacker to hose the machine >and/or fill up /var (in a fairly mild denial of service attack).
It is probably a good idea to be able to turn them off. I can't see anybody running crashme on 2.1.11 for a long time otherwise... I broke it off (by telnetting in) precisely because of that.
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