netdev - TCP Persist Timer DoS

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Message-ID: <20090619223106.GJ29140@mail.oracle.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:31:06 -0700
From:	Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@...cle.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: TCP Persist Timer DoS

Hey Netfolk,
	I have to assume you've seen
http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=66&id=9&mode=txt.  Does anyone
have a plan or opinion on the DoS?  A way to mitigate it, a -EDONTCARE
opinion, anything?

Joel

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Joel Becker
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Oracle
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