[Centos] warning: fork bomb

[rninov at mailbg.com (Romeo Ninov)]

Is you install SELinux and config it good You can minimize effect of 
this bomb. BTW: this is "normal" sequence of shell command, who's fork 
new shell, who;s fork new shell,.... etc :-)

William Warren wrote:
> this is a known issue in many linux distros.
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/308
> 
> str tux wrote:
> 
>> I tried to run this:
>>
>> :(){ :&:;};:
>>
>> as a non-root user in my CentOS4
>>
>> and it bring down my box to its knees.
>>
>> Take care.
>>
>> str
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