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Date:      Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:20:32 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
To:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: (OT) rfc1948 question
Message-ID:  <20030414211944.Q1633@odysseus.silby.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030415084328.7d8d4237.Alexander@Leidinger.net>
References:  <177486502273.20030414125924@internethelp.ru>    <20030415084328.7d8d4237.Alexander@Leidinger.net>

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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Alexander Leidinger wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:35:18 -0500 (CDT)
> Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> wrote:
>
> > Also note that our initial syncookie implementation was flawed, and
> > should be patched or disabled if you're running a 4.7 or older kernel.
> > (See the recent security advisory for more info.)
>
> If I read UPDATING correctly, it's patched in a 4.7-p6 kernel, so this
> should be "if you're running a 4.7-p5 or older kernel".
>
> Bye,
> Alexander.

Sounds right.  The security branches which the SA says are patched can be
trusted, I just assumed that everyone knew that.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack


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