Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux Kernel 2.0.x/2.2.x local Denial of Service attack | Date | Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:28:19 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> It's joke, right ? This particular problem is known for more then year, was > discussed MANY times @ linux-kernel and still there are no solution in > mainstream kernel :-((
I know no single Unix like OS I can't bring down if I dont have resource limiting. Also for that matter Ive yet to meet one I can't kill even with resource limiting in place.
Feel free to fix it.
> P.S. Oh and it's not all story: you can use SysV shared memory support to make > exploit usable even if admin limited your memory usage ! It's also well-known > problem without solution in mainstream kernel :-(
The total amount of shared memory is configurable on Linux 2.2.x
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