Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:13:29 -0600 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>, ru@FreeBSD.org, cjc@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in_pcb.c Message-ID: <20030221141329.GA32550@madman.celabo.org> In-Reply-To: <xzp1y21u3m2.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> References: <200302210528.h1L5SS0H092948@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030221131205.GE30966@sunbay.com> <20030221.062059.34122968.imp@bsdimp.com> <20030221135056.GA32007@madman.celabo.org> <xzp1y21u3m2.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 03:09:57PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 06:20:59AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > > > One implication of this is that if you have a server running on a > > > used-to-be priviledged port and now run it on a no-privs port your > > > machine has more potential for compromise. [...] > > Yes, this is why this feature _must_ remain `off' by default. > > Did you guys even read the commit message? The default values cover > the range of historically privileged ports. There is no feature that > needs to be turned off. Unless the admin explicitly modifies one or > both of the sysctl variables introduced by the commit, there is > absolutely no change in behaviour. Did I say something different? It defaults to off now, and it _must_ remain off. Maybe I should be clearer by saying ``historical behaviour'' instead of ``off''. I don't think anyone saying that there is anything wrong with the commit. Cheers, -- Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@celabo.org> http://www.celabo.org/ NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX . Heimdal Kerberos jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@FreeBSD.org . nectar@kth.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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