netdev - Re: Flaw in RFC793 (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-tcpm-tcp-seq-validation-03.txt)

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Date:   Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:41:30 -0300
From:   Fernando Gont <fgont@...networks.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>,
        Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: Flaw in RFC793 (Fwd: New Version Notification for
 draft-gont-tcpm-tcp-seq-validation-03.txt)

On 03/06/2018 01:37 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-03-06 at 04:21 -0300, Fernando Gont wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> Dave Borman  and me are trying to get this flaw fixed in the TCP spec
>> --
>> this is of particular interest since the IETF finally agreed to
>> revise
>> the old spec. The working copy of our document is:
>> <https://www.si6networks.com/publications/drafts/draft-gont-tcpm-tcp-
>> seq-validation-04.txt>
>>
>> I'm wondering if any Linux TCP expert could help with this:
>>
>> * Would you mind taking a look at our doc, and check if our
>> description
>> of the Linux behavior is correct?
> 
> Hi Fernando
> 
> I have opened Google Bug # 74230088 and copied your request.
> 
> We will take a look at this and will come back to you.

Thank you so much!

Cheers,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
e-mail: fgont@...networks.com
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