SUSE CVE-2006-2607

docommand.c in Vixie cron vixie-cron 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in...

Linux: Read pam_limits module config files (KB)

The pamlimits.so module applies ulimit limits, nice priority and number of simultaneous login sessions limit to user login sessions. This description of the configuration file syntax applies to the /etc/security/limits.conf file and .conf files in the /etc/security/limits.d directory. Note: This...

Linux: Restricted core dumps

Core dumps are the memory of a process when it crashes. Core dumps can grow to significant size, ending in a Denial of Service. Also, core dumps can be used to get confidential information from a core file. Note: This scripts looks for SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG Some text...

PT-2013-4878 · Red Hat · Red Hat Storage

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Red Hat Storage version 2.0 Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on certain files in /tmp, including e, local-bricks.list, bricks.err, or limits.conf. Recommendations: For Red Hat Storage...

pam security, bug fix, and enhancement update

1.1.1-13 - fix environment file handling problems - CVE-2011-3148 746619 and CVE-2011-3148 746620 1.1.1-12 - add character sequence test to pamcracklib - drop unused difignore option from pamcracklib 811243 - add enforceforroot option to pamcracklib 588893 - mention limits.d in the limits.conf5...

pam security, bug fix, and enhancement update

0.77-66.23 - pamcracklib should count the last char when computing difference 267201 0.77-66.22 - add pamtally2 module 228044 - unset XAUTHORITY when appropriate 228980 - CVE-2007-1716 always decrement use count 230823 - reset priority only when specified in limits.conf 232407 - CVE-2007-3102...

max_processes.txt

Subject: Re: limit maximum nr. of processes. To: [email protected] El dia Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 10:53:48AM +0200, Petter Wahlman escribió: to limit the maximum number of processes you can use the Linux-PAM edit /etc/pam.d/login %PAM-1.0 auth required /lib/security/pamsecuretty.so auth...