Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-02,: Re: Linux Kernel 2.0.x/2.2.x local Denial of Service attack

# Re: Linux Kernel 2.0.x/2.2.x local Denial of Service attack

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 9 Jan 2000 20:27:40 +0000 (GMT)

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> The point now is, that many Linux distributions ship with no resource
> limitations activated by default, and a lot of administrators don't know
> about them or how to enable them. By raising public attention to this
> problem you bring many administrators to raise the barrier by enforcing
> resource limits, which is good.

Agreed.

> On the other hand, Unix wasn't build for DoS-users, and I'm sure Alan is
> able to crash mostly anything. But using resource limits anyway is a good
> thing and any admin should use them.
> I can't think of what is bad about saying this.

I'd love to eventually get Linux to the point it has resource management
equal to VM/CMS, but not if it turns into CMS 8)

> it independently though), no one would know it today. So please don't
> blame me that I cannot read 250++ mails per day just to ensure we don't
> release something already known to some people.

Nod

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