Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:43:08 +0100 (CET) From: Lars Erik Gullerud <lerik@nolink.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com>, net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BUG: ip_output.c FreeBSD 4.11 Message-ID: <20051214144102.Q63851@electra.nolink.net> In-Reply-To: <20051214020913.GA64113@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <000001c5fcaa$0988b040$04030201@misho> <439F3F1B.3050608@FreeBSD.org> <20051213220223.GA61287@xor.obsecurity.org> <2a41acea0512131632x23d068e2wb3d66c08e6741ac4@mail.gmail.com> <20051214020913.GA64113@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 04:32:10PM -0800, Jack Vogel wrote: >> On 12/13/05, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: >>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 01:37:31PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: >>>> Mihail Balikov wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> In FreeBSD 4.x in ip_output.c in part for ipfw local forwarding there's typo >>>>> that will cause kernel panic: >>>> >>>> If you haven't already, this should be filed as a problem report. >>> >>> I don't know that there's a lot of point since 4.11 is in "legacy" >>> mode and few developers still use it. >> >> The humorous thing is that althought I'm sure its true "few developers" >> still use it, in places where it has actual commercial use, they are still >> using 4.x in large numbers. >> >> So bottom line... there is value in bugs being noted and filed :) > > Sure, I guess..as long as there aren't unrealistic expectations about > someone fixing it. The original mail contained the patch that fixes the problem if I'm not mistaken, so I guess the only expectations here are that someone goes and commits it if the OP creates a PR with the patch... Which shouldn't really be too unrealistic, should it? /leg
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