[linux-security] Re: portmap vulnerability?

[Matt <panzer dhp com>]

In mail.linux.security cfb <cfb ocn21 kdd-ok ne jp> wrote:
: How many processes does something like ssmtp kick off?  Not enough to be
: significant, plus you won't risk having your filesystem fill up.  Just

The mail needs to go to a spool.  The spool needs to be saved to a disk.
The disk is finite.  Words like "not enough to be significant" can get you
in trouble very quickly in security. :)
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