Re: Local DoS on single_open?

[Nick Piggin]

Keith Owens wrote:

> single_open() requires the kernel to kmalloc a buffer which lives until
> the userspace caller closes the file.  What prevents a malicious user
> opening the same /proc entry multiple times, allocating lots of kmalloc
> space and causing a local DoS?
>  

ulimit?


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