netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3 v4] ipv6: do not disable temp_address when reaching max

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Date:	Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:36:03 +0200
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@....inr.ac.ru>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, kargig@...d.gr,
	ppandit@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v4] ipv6: do not disable temp_address when reaching max_address

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:16:51AM +0800, Ding Tianhong wrote:
> I am afraid that if remove the max limit from the ipv6_create_tempaddr, the tool flood_route26 attack will create huge address to the temp_list, it will be a huge list,
> may it destroy something or not?

I just tested, no it does not. Because it will only create a temporary address
for each prefix received, which still is limited by max_addresses. But of
course, more review is needed here. Maybe there is still a possibility to DoS?

Now we have to check why these addresses don't go out of tentative state.

Greetings,

  Hannes

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