From: erik.tews@gmx.net (Erik Tews)
To: "Little, John" <JOHN.LITTLE@okdhs.org>
Cc: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: fork() DoS?
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 23:09:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020323220903.GA8752@no-maam.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E7B0663E34409F45B77EFDB62AE0E4D2022360BD@s99mail02.okdhs.org>
On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 09:16:00AM -0600, Little, John wrote:
> I'm really not a programmer, just learning, but was able to bring the system
> to it's knees. This is a redhat 7.2 kernel. Is there anyway of preventing
> this?
There are some kernel-patches existing which limit the number of allowed
forks per second. But there is a much shorter way for launching a
forkbomb:
:(){ :|:&};:
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-24 10:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-22 15:16 Little, John
2002-03-22 15:24 ` Philip R. Auld
2002-03-22 15:25 ` Peter Wächtler
2002-03-23 22:09 ` Erik Tews [this message]
2002-03-24 16:23 ` Mark Mielke
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