Subject: kern/2692: kernel panics after using traceroute
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: None <bds@snarf.mdn.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/12/1996 21:55:16
>Number: 2692
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: Giving bogus option to traceroute panics: m_copym
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 12 23:20:11 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Brett Slager
>Organization:
>Release: 1.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD snarf.mdn.com 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (SNARF) #1: Tue Jul 23 01:30:43 EST 1996 bds@snarf.mdn.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/SNARF i386
>Description:
Any user can cause a kernel panic by giving a bogus packet size
argument to traceroute.
>How-To-Repeat:
run traceroute with a bogus packet size argument:
traceroute snarf.mdn.com 2700
>Fix:
Not sure on a fix, I haven't had time to check this out.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: