Hi 2011/5/18 JB <jb.1234abcd@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > There are threads on this list and a Bugzilla report filed. > > Can somebody explain what is the current status of it with regard to F15 > release declared ready ? > > The problem affects /run/user/ and /dev/shm. > As I understand they are a DoS capable attack venues. > There are separate temporary remedies offered for both problems, but they are > up to users themselves to apply. You can mount another tmpfs in /run/user/ to reduce the scale of potential DoS on /run directory. There is no effective way to prevent /dev/shm DoS - so I asked about adding quota support for tmpfs - which will help to resolve these problems. > > Was that considered to be a blocker and a part of release criteria for F15 ? I never claimed that it should be. > > As the problem is known in advance, will it be part of an official release > announcement and Fedora documentation, describing it and how the users can > protect their machines thru a temporary remedy ? > > JB > > > -- > test mailing list > test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test > -- Best regards, Michal http://eventhorizon.pl/ -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
