Security Bug (ICMP)

From: Alan Cox <coxa_at_cableol.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 12:57:35 +0100 (BST)

> I forward this e-mail from the Bugtraq mailing-list.
>
> This bug doesn't only crash/reboot linux as the text says, but the
> following OS's too:
>
> 1) Reboot: OSF/1 3.2C, Solaris2.4 x86

Yep. I've got a priority one with Digital on this issue having confirmed it
by zapping our internal mail server.

It appears there may already be a fix as part of another Digital patch set.
Once I get the info promised by Digital I'll forward on a summary back to the
list

Alan
[Author of the Linux patch]
Received on Mon Oct 21 1996 - 16:28:41 NZDT

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