From: matthaei@kwcom.in-berlin.de (Olaf Matthaei)
Subject: Re: while(1){fork();} ???
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 20:27:14 -1
(mdejong@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl) wrote:
: While checking the security of my linux box, i found that the following program
:
: while(1)
: {
: fork();
: }
This is a fine progi, kill all machines I work bevore !
Also the superuser can't get access to the "console", he MUST reboot !
:
: will crash the linux machine, with the console coming with a # (prob in single
: user mode), giving a user complete control !
:
: Is this normal, and can there be done anything about it ?
:
: Most unix systems give a "No more processes" or "fork: try again" or something
: like that, but linux crashes...
:
: Thanx in advance,
:
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