Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Jul 2003 12:55:20 -0600 | From | Charles Cazabon <> | Subject | Re: Forking shell bombs |
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Ryan Underwood <nemesis-lists@icequake.net> wrote: > > [Fork bomb] and watch linux die. (2.4.21 stock)
That's what per-user process limits are for. Doesn't matter if it's a shellscript or something else; any system without limits set is vulnerable.
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