Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: Are linux network drivers really affected by this? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 10 Jan 2003 11:46:48 +0000 |
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On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 08:08, andrea.glorioso@binary-only.com wrote: > The paper presented by Olaf Arkin (amongst other) points to some parts > of the linux code where this "vulnerability" exists. I think Alan Cox > is working on some patches for his tree. I wonder whether it's better > to null-pad ethernet packets or to fill them with random values > (possibly an overkill, but more resiliant against fingerprinting).
Most of them will pad with zero. We have a couple of drivers that already pad with something along the lines of "NetBSD is a cool OS too.."
The -ac tree should have the problem fixed for all the drivers I know have the problem or may do.
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