Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:01:28 +0100 (MET) | From | Massimiliano Liccardo <> | Subject | Re: [linux-security] Re: kernel bug -> security problem |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, M Shariful Anam wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 pderosa@mbox.vol.it wrote: > > > > I've just received e-mail about a bug in the kernel which causes linux > > > > to reboot when the following ping is issued from windowz 95 : "ping -l > > > > 65510 linux.box.IP.address" .. I tried it and sure enough linux dies > > > > quickly and without any warning ... > > > > > > Sorry for a late reply, but I just tested this on our LAN, from Win95 to > > > linux 1.2.13 and it doesn't crash. > > > > Maybe it happens on newer kernels ? > > That is my question. Has anyone faced this trouble with Linux kernel < > 2.x.x? > > [REW: I also see different behaviour than what a friend of mine sees, > and we are both running > 2.0.20 kernels] > > I tested this "bug" with different kernels > 2.0.x, this is my report:
- ping -l 65510 linux_box (2.0.4) from Win95 , no problem , system log: Kernel:ICMP failed ckecksum from Win95_box - ping l 65510 linux_box (2.0.7/2.0.23) from Win95 - no services avaible more, I can't connect (no telnet, no ftp, no ping), my monitor goes crazy with a mega list of Hex numbers.
Max Liccardo mliccardo@tim.it (at work) mc7155@mclink.it (at home)
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