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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:53:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Pixl Graphix <pixl@mail.gatekeep.net>
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On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Pixl Graphix wrote:

> I'm sure your are aware of the spoofing attack that causes freebsd to crash
> (Land - found at www.rootshell.com)
> Is there a patch in the works, and if so where is it.

A "quick fix hack" has been committed to -CURRENT and -STABLE.

No doubt a security advisory is in the works.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major