Re: [Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-12-07 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 07:52:52AM -, Jan Rathmann wrote: What does 'ulimit -u' show from a terminal on this system? 31517 is the output. My system has 4 GB of RAM. Do you think it is appropriate for this case to open a new bug report against the kernel? Yes, please. If the limit

Re: [Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-11-29 Thread Jan Rathmann
Am 28.11.2011 17:17, schrieb Steve Langasek: How does it crash? I apologize if the term crash was a bit unprecise. It does not crash in sense of hard-locking (where only Reset switch will revive it again), but it becomes totally unresponsive due to excessive swapping. Yesterday I let the fork

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-11-28 Thread Jan Rathmann
I just did the fork bomb test (entering :(){ :|:};: in a terminal) on my Oneiric installation, and it still crashes the system. This should not happen if I get this report right, so perhaps the report should be re-opened? A workaround for me is adding lines like * hard nproc 4096 to

Re: [Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-11-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:03:45AM -, Jan Rathmann wrote: I just did the fork bomb test (entering :(){ :|:};: in a terminal) on my Oneiric installation, and it still crashes the system. How does it crash? What does 'ulimit -u' show from a terminal on this system? This should not happen

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-06-07 Thread astrostl
Lucid LTS? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 Title: process limit unlimited (regression) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-06-04 Thread Steve Langasek
Fixed in oneiric with the merge of pam 1.1.2-3. Changelog: pam (1.1.2-3) unstable; urgency=low [ Kees Cook ] * 027_pam_limits_better_init_allow_explicit_root: load rlimit defaults from the kernel (via /proc/1/limits), instead of continuing to hardcode the settings internally. Fall

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-05-02 Thread astrostl
ETA or process for fix release? We're using workarounds in an HPC environment. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 Title: process limit unlimited (regression) -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-05-02 Thread Steve Langasek
For oneiric this will be fixed soon with an updated pam package. For existing Ubuntu releases, we have not committed to providing an update. A workaround for this is to add a line such as the following to /etc/security/limits.conf: * hard nproc 4096 (you may wish to adjust the value of the

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-05-01 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:debian/pam -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 Title: process limit unlimited (regression) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2011-03-31 Thread Kees Cook
** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Kees Cook (kees) ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2010-05-28 Thread dronus
Please switch this to importance high! This isn't only a small issue with fork bombs: I just stopped my system just by accidently holding down enter for a second while a video file in nautilus was highlighted. This spawned a vast amount of VLC players which in turn results in excessive

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2010-04-09 Thread dronus
Maybe just deliver a reasonably large static limit in /etc/security/limits.conf for all users? That would quick fix the security concerns till this bug is fixed and obsoletes it. -- process limit unlimited (regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 You received this bug notification

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2009-06-25 Thread Steve Langasek
Right, side-effect of having fixed the 027_pam_limits_better_init_allow_explicit_root patch so that it's operational again. I guess we need to duplicate the kernel's logic here for setting the NPROC default. ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- process limit

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2009-06-24 Thread Scott Kitterman
** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- process limit unlimited (regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2009-06-24 Thread Kees Cook
Noted from: http://dancingpenguinsoflight.com/2009/06/watching-a-fork-bomb-explode/ -- process limit unlimited (regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2009-06-24 Thread Kees Cook
** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) Importance: High = Low ** This bug has been flagged as a security vulnerability -- process limit unlimited (regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 391761] Re: process limit unlimited (regression)

2009-06-24 Thread Chris Coulson
** Tags added: regression-release -- process limit unlimited (regression) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com