https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56901
Bug ID: 56901 Summary: Fork bomb is available! Product: Apache httpd-2 Version: 2.2.27 Hardware: PC OS: Linux Status: NEW Severity: critical Priority: P2 Component: mod_fcgid Assignee: bugs@httpd.apache.org Reporter: nyanh...@gmail.com Hello! Fork bomb's not working in the shell. Limits in `/etc/security/limits.conf` are working. @users soft nproc 50 @users hard nproc 60 @apache soft nproc 500 @apache hard nrpoc 600 * soft nproc 1900 * hard nproc 2000 If I run Perl or Python or PHP or Bash scripts in the shell, then I get message: Unable to fork: Resource temporarily unavailable Is ok! But If I run these scripts in the apache then fork bomb's are working! Example Python script: test.py: #!/usr/bin/python import os while True: os.fork() End script. Shell output: File "./test.py", line 5, in <module> os.fork() OSError: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable Apache output... create 25000+ processes But I have line in the limits.conf: * hard nproc 2000 Well then processes forking from root? httpd.conf: User apache Group apache -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: bugs-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: bugs-h...@httpd.apache.org