Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:02:00 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org> To: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: cd240957d7ba - main - netinet: Disallow connections to INADDR_ANY Message-ID: <86ecoq7hh3.fsf@ltc.des.dev> In-Reply-To: <202505241814.54OIEgPR025138@gitrepo.freebsd.org> (Ed Maste's message of "Sat, 24 May 2025 18:14:42 GMT") References: <202505241814.54OIEgPR025138@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> writes: > commit cd240957d7ba43d819e9d59c6f6517fe915102c7 > Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2024-11-25 14:07:11 +0000 > Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2025-05-24 18:13:09 +0000 > > netinet: Disallow connections to INADDR_ANY > > Previously connect() or sendto() to INADDR_ANY reached some socket bound > to some host interface address. Although this was intentional it was an > artifact of a different era, and is not desirable now. > > In 417b35a97b76 markj added support to disallow connect() to INADDR_ANY. > Take the next logical step and disable it by default. It is still possible to connect to IN6ADDR_ANY. IMO we should either allow both or disallow both. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.orghelp
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