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Some Linux Distros Found Vulnerable By Default
TuringTest writes "Security Focus carries an article about a security compromise found on several major distros due to bad default settings in the Linux kernel. 'It's a sad day when an ancient fork bomb attack can still take down most of the latest Linux distributions', says the writer. The attack was performed by spawning lots of processes from a normal user shell. Is interesting to note that Debian was not among the distros that fell to the attack. The writer also praises the OpenBSD policy of Secure by Default."
User - Give me a gun I want to shoot my foot off.
...[BSOD] fatel exception
*NIX - Sure here it the gun it's loaded
Windows 9* - Are you
Windows NT - Are you sure?
- Sure your sure?
- Oh by the way sorry your only admin,
not the SYSTEM account so I can't let
you do that.
I know it's a bit trollish, but I like the ability to over rule what the OS thinks is best for me.
And as previously mentioned you can turn this option on easily enough.