[10241] in bugtraq
Problem with Linux 2.2.5 FIN/NULL/XMAS block patch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Taral)
Fri Apr 16 15:17:11 1999
X-Envelope-From: taral@taral.net
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:55:23 -0500
Reply-To: Taral <taral@TARAL.NET>
From: Taral <taral@TARAL.NET>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
I while back I posted a one-line patch to Linux 2.2.5 that blocks
FIN/NULL/XMAS scans. Please REMOVE this patch immediately, as it can cause
a RST loop if two machines with this patch happen to interact, resulting
in a possible DoS.
A fixed patch will be posted as soon as it is available.
Taral
