Re: [kernel-hardening] RLIMIT_NPROC check in set_user()

Solar Designer
2011-07-14T14:15:57Z

Vasiliy,

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 01:48:56PM +0400, Solar Designer wrote:
> LKML discussion a few years ago, ...

I found it:

Subject: [PATCH] set*uid() must not fail-and-return on OOM/rlimits
http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2006/08/20/4

and lots of followups. Alan NAK'ed the change at the time. I think he
was wrong. Anyway, there's useful info in that thread - please read it.

I think we should only bring the process killing suggestion up when the
move of RLIMIT_NPROC check is committed.

Alexander