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Re: Local DoS in kernel 2.6.26



On Tuesday 27 October 2009 16:36:07 David Cottrill NCH Software wrote:
> To kill off a computer quickly:
> step one: ":(){ :|:& };:"
> step two: reboot because your machine has stopped responding

Actually, I ran that intentionally, as root, on my new 2x dual-core system 
that I built in 2005.  It takes some work, and you have to be lucky to get a 
shell in the first place, but it is entirely recoverable without a reboot on 
modern systems.
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