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Linux Kernel Security, Again
Jason Miller, 2005-03-16

It's a sad day when an ancient fork bomb attack can still take down most of the latest Linux distributions.

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shouldn't you people already have your boxes secured? 2005-03-19
Anonymous
No, your box does not _deserve_ to be hacked because your job does not happen to be one which requires intimate details of how to secure a box.

If the distribution is 'secure by default' meaning that the default settings provide a secure environment, not suceptible to forkbombing, or other attack...

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