> Dr. Peter Bieringer > > Steve Wray schreibt: > > > It would probably be a good idea to implement ulimit > > restrictions on the user that the software runs as. > > Mostly "root"...and this will cause sure other fun, looks > like some software didn't expect that file system runs out-of-space and still > hang and have no fail-safe mechanism here...
If your antivirus software (which, by definition, is routinely exposed to 'malware') runs as root, then you have worse potential issues than just a bzip bomb consuming resources. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
