Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 May 2007 22:19:27 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default |
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On May 11 2007 19:14, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >David Miller wrote: >> >> All ports above and including 1024 are non-privileged and available to >> anyone. >> >> Applications which have some requirements in this area need to work >> those things out themselves. > >However, there are a large number of applications which have registered >ports in this range.
For more reference material, check up on http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/24/258 it is/was basically the same issue (multiple privileged programs fighting their way in the 'lower half' @ 512-1023)
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