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Some Linux Distros Found Vulnerable By Default

Posted by Zonk on from the change-the-settings dept.

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."

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  1. Somehow its Microsofts fault? by SteveXE · · Score: 1, Troll

    Its funny, i come to check the news at /. and I see an article about a Linux vulnerability so I check the comments and what do I see? Microsoft bashing! YAY! Instead of inteligent posts about Linux people still somehow cant stop talking about MS. Guess what, Linux isnt perfect and neither is Windows just get over it!