linux-kernel - Patch Related With Fork Bombing Attack

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:32:28 -0700
From:	"Anand Jahagirdar" <anandjigar@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, security@...nel.org
Subject: Patch Related With Fork Bombing Attack

Hello All
             As per the discussion in the thread with subject as
Patch Related with Fork Bombing Attack on LKML,I have modified my
patch. I request you for the inclusion of my attached patch named
"fork.patch".

Summery of the Patch:

This patch Warns the administrator about the fork bombing attack
(whenever any user is crossing its process limit). I have used
printk_ratelimit function in this patch. This function helps to
prevent flooding of syslog and prints message as per the values set by
root user in following files:-

1) /proc/sys/kernel/printk_ratelimit:- This file contains value for,
how many times message should be printed in syslog.

2) /proc/sys/kernel/printk_ratelimit_burst: - This file contains value
for, after how much time message should be repeated.

This patch is really helpful for administrator/root user from security
point of view. They can take action against attacker by looking at
syslog messages related with fork bombing attack.

Added comments will definitely help developers.

Signed-Off-by: Anand Jahagirdar <anandjigar@...il.com>

Download attachment "fork.patch" of type "application/octet-stream" (1111 bytes)