Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 07:31:11 -0600 From: Maxime Henrion <mux@sneakerz.org> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Cc: kurnik@kurnik.pl Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.5 syncache problem Message-ID: <20020214073111.C26590@sneakerz.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0202141402280.20567-100000@polchat.pl>; from kurnik@kurnik.pl on Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 02:12:47PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0202141402280.20567-100000@polchat.pl>
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kurnik@kurnik.pl (kurnik@kurnik.pl) wrote: > Hi! > > I'd like to migrate my Linux powered server to FreeBSD 4.5 but there's > a critical syncache related bug that makes it easy to remotely cause > kernel panic on any server running FreeBSD 4.5. > (more on this bug at www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/34658) Could you probide a way to reliable reproduce it ? I'm sure this would help a lot getting this bug fixed, since it's not mentioned in the PR. > My questions: > > 1. Is there a simple way to fix this problem? (e.g. disabling syncache, > whatever) Look at the various sysctls in net.inet.tcp, there's probably one to this purpose. > 2. Is it a good idea to run FreeBSD 4.5 on a server or should I consider > some older releases like 4.4 or 4.0? I'd say disable syncache if possible and run 4.5. Maxime Henrion To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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