From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 16:40:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFDC610656D7 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86DF18FC15 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o7JGe4Kl039200 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o7JGe40P039199; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:04 GMT Message-Id: <201008191640.o7JGe40P039199@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Maxim Konovalov Cc: Subject: Re: kern/149807: [patch] [ipfw] panic due to bpf write to ipfw interface X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Maxim Konovalov List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:09 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/149807; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Maxim Konovalov To: Dmitrij Tejblum Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/149807: [patch] [ipfw] panic due to bpf write to ipfw interface Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:39:42 +0400 (MSD) > ipfw create a pseudo-interface named ipfw0. It looks pretty much > like an ethernet interface. If a program attach a bpf to the > interface and send a multicast packet via it, a panic will occur. > > (Of course, sending packets to the ipfw0 interface is not useful. > But some programs may do it. E.g., an CDP or LLDP daemon by default > would try to send its packets to all interfaces in the systems, > including ipfw0, if it's configured.) > This remembers me kern/149097. Sounds similar? -- Maxim Konovalov