RLIMIT_NPROC not set in default kernel
Bug #160079 reported by
SteveP
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #14505: Consider setting more restrictive default resource limits.
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Bug Description
default install of 7.10 is vulnerable to fork bombs. RLIMIT_NPROC should be set to prevent wabbit attack.
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| Kees Cook (kees) wrote | #1 |
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Thanks for this report, and helping to make Ubuntu better. RLIMIT_NPROC is being set, and is scaled based on available system memory.