Re: Linux 2.0.33 vulnerability: oversized packets

From: Krzysztof G. Baranowski (kgbat_private)
Date: Tue Apr 21 1998 - 09:07:09 PDT

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While testing the million monkey theory, Jon Lewis wrote:
>Rather than use NETDEBUG to totally disable the printk, I think it might
>be more useful to put in some code to limit frequency of reporting...sort
>of like Solar Designer's secure-linux patch's security_alert() function
>does.
You might want to backport net_ratelimit() from 2.1.x kernel and
use it to guard all those pesky printk()s in ip_fragment.c, icmp.c
and yadda yadda...

Regards,
Kris
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