Re: [SECURITY] CERT/CC VU#464113, SYN plus RST/FIN

From: Florian Weimer (fw@deneb.enyo.de)
Date: Fri Oct 25 2002 - 05:16:37 EST


Alex Riesen <Alexander.Riesen@synopsys.com> writes:

>> --- tcp_input.c 2002/10/25 08:45:20 1.1
>> +++ tcp_input.c 2002/10/25 08:49:21
>> @@ -3668,6 +3668,8 @@
>> case TCP_LISTEN:
>> if(th->ack)
>> return 1;
>> + if(th->rst || th->fin)
>> + goto discard;
>>
>> if(th->syn) {
>> if(tp->af_specific->conn_request(sk, skb) < 0)
>>
>
> You mean to place the check below "if(th->syn)", don't you?

No, of course not. :-) That's the whole point of the patch.
A SYN is not a SYN if it comes together with a RST.
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