Re: Local Denial-of-Service attack against Linux

[jeffd () EVCOM NET (Jeff Dafoe)]

        The issues causing this DoS are apparently more complex than it
may appear, I have followed the discussion in the Linux kernel mailing
list.  There is a patch for the exploit in 2.2.15pre-16 and it is a
noteworthy amount of code.

Jeff

On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Gigi Sullivan wrote:

> Aiee :)
>
>       Hello!
>
>       As I said in my previous post, the patch I supplied worked, but it
>       wasn't the right way to do it.
>
>       So, I attach here a `new' patch (very easy one, tho).
>       This should do the job and should be the `right way' do it ...
>       however, if someone find something of wrong, please let me (us) know.