Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:13:29 -0500 (EST) From: Bobb Voigt <smyl@lyms.penguinpowered.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/25004: it is easy for a user to lock the entire system up with a shell script Message-ID: <200102111613.f1BGDTH97648@lyms.penguinpowered.com>
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>Number: 25004 >Category: misc >Synopsis: it is easy for a user to lock the entire system up with a shell script >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 11 08:20:00 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bobb Voigt >Release: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: system runs out of resourses, and locks up when a normal user runs a script that calls itself... i have both searched the web, and read almost the entire online freebsd handbook looking for a solution to this problem, and have yet to find an answer to it... it could just be me, but i have had a few users who do this "accidently"... >How-To-Repeat: create a script that calls itself multiple times in a loop >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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