netdev - Re: [PATCH] TCP: check min TTL on received ICMP packets

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Date:	Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:08:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, pekkas@...core.fi
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TCP: check min TTL on received ICMP packets

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:27:32 -0700

> This adds RFC5082 checks for TTL on received ICMP packets.
> It adds some security against spoofed ICMP packets
> disrupting GTSM protected sessions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
  
Applied.

> Please apply to 2.6.33 since it basically a "follow correct RFC"
> fix to original GTSM patch.

Queued up for -stable, thanks!
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