From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Denis V. Lunev" <den@openvz.org>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, den@openvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not give access to 1-1024 ports for autobinding
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:41:37 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071010084137.1963122e@freepuppy.rosehill> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071010143449.GA10796@iris.sw.ru>
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:34:49 +0400
"Denis V. Lunev" <den@openvz.org> wrote:
> This patch prevents possibility to give 1-1024 port range for autobinding.
> {1, 1} may only takes some sense for deep embedded people.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>
>
> --- ./net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c.port2 2007-10-10 17:46:48.000000000 +0400
> +++ ./net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c 2007-10-10 18:08:00.000000000 +0400
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern int sysctl_ip_nonlocal_bind;
> #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
> static int zero;
> static int tcp_retr1_max = 255;
> -static int ip_local_port_range_min[] = { 1, 1 };
> +static int ip_local_port_range_min[] = { 1024, 1024 };
> static int ip_local_port_range_max[] = { 65535, 65535 };
> #endif
>
> -
That only limits the sysctl, which seems completely counter productive.
Sounds like more of the "stop root from shooting themselves" patches.
--
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-10 15:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-10 14:34 [PATCH] do not give access to 1-1024 ports for autobinding Denis V. Lunev
2007-10-10 15:41 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2007-10-10 16:59 ` Denis V. Lunev
2007-10-10 17:12 ` Stephen Hemminger
2007-10-10 22:55 ` David Miller
2007-10-10 22:51 ` David Miller
2007-10-10 22:52 ` David Miller
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