From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joel Becker Subject: TCP Persist Timer DoS Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:31:06 -0700 Message-ID: <20090619223106.GJ29140@mail.oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from acsinet11.oracle.com ([141.146.126.233]:22412 "EHLO acsinet11.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758714AbZFSWbh (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:31:37 -0400 Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by acsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n5JMWd6t013701 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:32:40 GMT Received: from acsmt357.oracle.com (acsmt357.oracle.com [141.146.40.157]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n5JC9qX2023899 for ; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:32:58 GMT Received: from jlbec by ca-server1.us.oracle.com with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MHmbw-0005DJ-Kt for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:31:04 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hey Netfolk, I have to assume you've seen http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=66&id=9&mode=txt. Does anyone have a plan or opinion on the DoS? A way to mitigate it, a -EDONTCARE opinion, anything? Joel -- "For every complex problem there exists a solution that is brief, concise, and totally wrong." -Unknown Joel Becker Principal Software Developer Oracle E-mail: joel.becker@oracle.com Phone: (650) 506-8127