netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: accept RST if SEQ matches right edge of right-most SACK block

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Message-ID: <1465312861.24873.19.camel@edumazet-glaptop3.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 07 Jun 2016 08:21:01 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Pau Espin Pedrol <pau.espin@...sares.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ncardwell@...gle.com, ycheng@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: accept RST if SEQ matches right edge of
 right-most SACK block

On Tue, 2016-06-07 at 16:30 +0200, Pau Espin Pedrol wrote:
> RFC 5961 advises to only accept RST packets containing a seq number
> matching the next expected seq number instead of the whole receive
> window in order to avoid spoofing attacks.

> Signed-off-by: Pau Espin Pedrol <pau.espin@...sares.net>

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Thanks !