[Bug 689176] Re: Fork bombs can just as easily be coded into shell scripts as they can into bomb functions

2010-12-21 Thread ks64
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[Bug 689176] Re: Fork bombs can just as easily be coded into shell scripts as they can into bomb functions

2010-12-14 Thread Marc Deslauriers
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This is not a bug, but rather expected behavior: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Policies#Unlimited%20Local%20Resource%20Utilization Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find. ** This bug is no

[Bug 689176] Re: Fork bombs can just as easily be coded into shell scripts as they can into bomb functions

2010-12-11 Thread ks64
** Attachment added: An experimental shell script of mine showing the dangers of fork bombs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689176/+attachment/1763247/+files/forkbomb.sh ** Visibility changed to: Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 689176] Re: Fork bombs can just as easily be coded into shell scripts as they can into bomb functions

2010-12-11 Thread ks64
** Description changed: Binary package hint: bash Attached is a shell script that was part of a security experiment of mine showing that a fork bomb can be just as easily hidden in a shell script as it can be executed in plain sight using a shell function. - What the script does is