This morning I read a post that describes an apparent vulnerability of Linux systems. This is actually a sequence of characters that - if launched from command line - creates an infinite loop, resulting in saturation of block RAM and CPU. So this is not a deficiency of Linux, but an obvious logical fallacy of those who throw the string to bash on any operating system that is provided. The author of the post suggests, however, the most simple and effective way to overcome the effects of the microscopic but dangerous script.
Perhaps this article may be useful to dampen somewhat 'apologetic tones with which he praises the steel operating system GNU / Linux: there is a sequence of characters that few, if typed into the terminal, sends the whole system into a tailspin. Read the rest »
