Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:34:24 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: swap_page_getswapspace failed (don't do stupid things with /dev/mem) Message-ID: <199902020434.UAA31836@apollo.backplane.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990201232233.10163C-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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: :So this probably works for non-root users on files like /dev/zero that can :produce as much data as you might be interested in, suggesting a fun :denial of service attack for the bored and/or insane. : : Robert N Watson : :Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/ :TIS Labs at Network Associates, Inc. http://www.tis.com/ :SafePort Network Services http://www.safeport.com/ Presumably the datasize limit can be used restrict the size of the process. -Matt Matthew Dillon <dillon@backplane.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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