Re: [linux-security] Re: kernel bug -> security problem

Massimiliano Liccardo (mliccardo@tim.it)
Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:46:17 +0100 (MET)


On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Jon Lewis wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Paul Christenson wrote:
>
> > We found that it does not crash a 1.2.13 Slackware machine, but does on
> > Debian running 2.0.6 and 2.0.23.
> >
> > Can someone repost the patch, or at least tell when 2.0.24 is due for
> > release?
>
> http://www.uk.linux.org/NetNews.html
>
I downloaded the big-ping-patch but I can't install it with Linux 2.0.23 !!!
This is my report:
patch -p0 <big-ping-patch

Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff --unified --recursive --new-file --exclude-from exclude linux.vanilla/include/linux/skbuff.h linux/include/linux/skbuff.h
|--- linux.vanilla/include/linux/skbuff.h Tue Oct 8 17:43:35 1996
|+++ linux/include/linux/skbuff.h Tue Oct 22 12:46:04 1996
--------------------------
Patching file linux/include/linux/skbuff.h using Plan A...
Hunk #1 failed at 102.
1 out of 1 hunks failed--saving rejects to linux/include/linux/skbuff.h.rej
Hmm... The next patch looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff --unified --recursive --new-file --exclude-from exclude linux.vanilla/include/net/sock.h linux/include/net/sock.h
|--- linux.vanilla/include/net/sock.h Tue Oct 8 17:45:32 1996
|+++ linux/include/net/sock.h Tue Oct 22 12:48:06 1996
--------------------------
Patching file linux/include/net/sock.h using Plan A...
Hunk #1 failed at 216.
Hunk #2 failed at 251.
2 out of 2 hunks failed--saving rejects to linux/include/net/sock.h.rej
Hmm... The next patch looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff --unified --recursive --new-file --exclude-from exclude linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/icmp.c linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c
|--- linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/icmp.c Sun Oct 6 15:42:09 1996
|+++ linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c Tue Oct 22 12:45:41 1996
--------------------------
Patching file linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 failed at 1031.
1 out of 1 hunks failed--saving rejects to linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c.rej
Hmm... The next patch looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff --unified --recursive --new-file --exclude-from exclude linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c linux/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
|--- linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c Sat Aug 10 08:03:16 1996
|+++ linux/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c Tue Oct 22 12:27:07 1996
--------------------------
Patching file linux/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 failed at 24.
Hunk #2 failed at 338.
Hunk #3 failed at 375.
Hunk #4 failed at 433.
Hunk #5 failed at 470.
5 out of 5 hunks failed--saving rejects to linux/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c.rej
done

Which Kernel version should I install for patching it ??

Max Liccardo mliccardo@tim.it (at work)
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